Sharsha Upazila at a glance

1. Location of Sharsha upazila: Jessore-Benapole road is 31 kilometers away from the district headquarters

                    Located on the north side.


2. Name of the upazila: (a) Sharsha upazila

(B) Naming history: The exact history of the name of Sharsha upazila is not known. However, it is reported that the headquarters of the upazila headquarters in Sharsha Mouza is named after the name of the Sharsha mausoleum in the name of Sharsha upazila.


3. Upazila Establishment Period: 1983 San.


4. Boundary: Chougacha upazila on the north, Jhikargachha upazila on the east, south of Sharsha upazila on the south

             Kalaroa Upazila of Satkhira district and West Bengal of India on the west.


5. Age, union and municipal population (different from women and men), education rate, municipality, mouza and village:

serial number


Name of the union / municipality


Volume (square km)


Mouza number


Number of villages


Total number of union / municipality


Total


literacy rate


My friends

Males


Ladies

1


DIED UP


34.24


20


21


11785


1237


24157


50.7%


-

2


Lucknow UP


26.24


15


17
10031

19866


19866


44.8%


-

3


Bahadurpur UP


33.17


13


14


12160


12096


24246


49.7%


-

4


Benapole UP


21.65


10


11


9002


9055


18057


49.1%


-

5


Putkhali UP


29.55


10


15


14002


13809


2,7811


46.5%


-

6


Goga UP


30.54


08


09


13013


12948


255961


44.5%


-

7


Kayaba UP


31.55


11


14


15320


15530


30850


47.2%


-

8


Bugpad UP


29.20


07


12


16955


17.295


34250


52.4%


-

9


Ulaashi UP


34.82


13


17


16782


16825


33607


46.5%


-

10


Sharsha UP


31.23


15


24


22,214


22591


44805


54.3%


-

11


Nizampur UP


25.36


12


16


10488


10696


211184


47.6%


-

12


Benapole Municipality


8.60


01


11


18477


18047


36524


55.5%


-

Total


336.36


135


181


170033


171295


341328


49.8%




6. Geography Location: Sharsha Upazila is about 22 54 and 23 13 North latitude

       And 88 Located between 51 and 89.01 East longitude


7. Number of villages: 181

8. Number of unions: 11

9. Number of mauzas: 135

10. Total number of families: 66,195

11. Literacy rate: 42.72%

12. TLM's education center: a) Number of studies - no, (b) males, c) female - no

13. Average rainfall: a) Highest rainfall is 235 mm, b) Normal rainfall -13mm.

14. Average humidity: A) Maximum humidity 30.18ºC, b) minimum humidity 21.87ºC


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15. Average temperature: a) Maximum temperature is 38ºC, b) The lowest temperature is 22ºC

16. Number and name of river: 3 Namely Betna, Ichamati and Kodala.

17. Number and name of canal: 7 As such, Batkemari canal, Jalmar canal, Sahib's canal,

        Bhoatar canal, Jhikunda canal, Gabtala canal and Kanai canal


18. Number and name of bill: 5 Namely- Satrail Bill, Sonamukhi Bill, Small Nagari Bill,

    Padmabil and Banbali.


19. Number of names and names of bamboo: 15. Name: Bahadurpur Bamor, Kannada Bawar, Sonadia, Bawr,

                                                        Mahisakura Banyaur, Chhokkona Banyod, Barakona Bawr, Sawadpur Pachua Bawar, Flowers Bawr, Muktadah Banyoor, Kali Bawar, Mouwara Bawor, Rajapur Bamr, Rajgunikar Baor, Jeon Bawor and Nevar Bawar

20. Name of the border union: (a) Dihi, (b) lakshangpur, (c) Bahadurpur, (d) Benapole,

(E) Putkhali, (f) Goga and (g) Kayba


21. Electrified villages: 175

22. Electricity Buildings: 70,812

23. Number of bricks: 14

24 Number of bricks produced: 2,35,00,000 din.


25. Electoral Information:


          (A) Number of total polling stations: 89

          (B) Number of total voters: 1,97,415 (women-97,832 people and males-97,583)



26. Educational institutions:


          (A) Degree College: 5

          (B) Higher Secondary College: 3

          (C) Collegiate School: 1

          (D) Secondary school: 31

                                                                         (1) Secondary School - 27

                                                                         (2) Secondary Girls' School -4

(E) Nimma Secondary School: 4

(1) Nimma Secondary School- 2

(2) Lower Secondary Girls' School - 2

(F) Fazil Madrasah: 7

(G) Alim Madrasa: 7

(J) Dakhil Madrasa