Rupsa Upazila

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Rupsa (Bengali: রূপসা) is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh

Rupsa Upazila
Native name Rupsa

Geography

Rupsa is located at 22.8333°N 89.5833°E. It has 27774 households and total area 120.15 km2.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupsa had a population of 150,185. Males constituted 51.98% of the population and females 48.02%. The population aged 18 or over was 77,918. Rupsa had an average literacy rate of 40.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Rupsa Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Aichgati, Ghatvog, Noihati, Srifoltola, and T. S. Bahirdia. The union parishads are subdivided into 64 mauzas and 78 villages.