Saghata is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Saghata is located at Rangpur division 25.1056°N, 89.5861°W. It has 68,954 households and total area 231.02 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Saghata Upazila had 68,954 households and a population of 267,819. 66,649 (24.89%) were under 10 years of age. Saghata had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 40.59%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. 15,883 (5.93%) lived in urban areas. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shaghata has a population of 232118. Males constitute 50.73% of the population, and females 49.27%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 105508. Sughatta has an average literacy rate of 22.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Language

Most people of Saghata speak Bengali dialect of Rangpur region with some similar accents of Bogra region. Many people of Char region, specially of the far eastern char areas, speak the dialect of Mymensingh.

Administration

Saghata Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Bonarpara, Ghuridah, Holdia, Jumarbari, Kachua, Kamalerpara, Muktinagar, Padumsahar, Saghata, and Varotkhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 117 mauzas and 130 villages.

Notable residents