Satkania

About Satkania

Satkania (Bengali: সাতকানিয়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Satkania has a total area of 280.99 km2.

It is bounded by Chandanaish Upazila on the north, Lohagara Upazila on the south, Bandarban Sadar upazila on the east, Banshkhali and Anwara Upazilas on the west. Main river is Sangu, Dalu & Hangor; Main depressions are Goribarjheel, Mahalia.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Satkania Upazila had 100,763 households and a population of 454,062. 11.53% of the population were under 5 years of age. Satkania had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 80.84%: 82.49% for males and 79.37% for females, and a sex ratio of 90.61 males for every 100 females. 105,566 (23.25%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Satkania upazila had 70,808 households and a population of 384,806. 101,447 (26.36%) were under 10 years of age. Satkania had an average literacy rate of 52.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1069 females per 1000 males. 31,206 (7.83%) of the population lived in urban areas.

Points of interest

Sangu River

Satkania Railway Station

Katakhali Lake

Baitul Izzat Area

Baitarani-Shilghata Forest Area by the river Sangu

Razar Pahar Charati

Shahi Eid Gah of Churamani

Charati and pukuria Belgao Tea Garden

Amilaish Bill and Charanchal

Mahaliya Bill (Natural Lake)

Satyapirer dargah (Baitul Ijjat)

Forestry area of churamani

Prantik Lake Holodia

Thakur Dighi

Daroga Mosque

Jangli Pir Mazar, Kanchana

Ahzgor Shah Ara (Mazar), Sairtali, Sonakania Union

Al-Monsur Jame Masjid, ChamdarPara, nazu seth barri

Basar-Mar Pokur, ChhamdarPara, nazu seth barri

Play ground of Mokkar Boli Khela, Madarsha.

Dowlat shah Mosjid (DowlatShah para) Alinagor

Mirzakhil Darbar Sharif

Sonakania Manziler Dargah

Kazi Bari Jame Masjid, Kanchana

West Chitua Para Shahi Jame Masjid, Chituapara

Administration

Satkania thana was established in 1917 and was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Satkania Upazila is divided into Satkania Municipality and 17 union parishads: Amilaish, Bazalia, Charati, Dharmapur, Dhemsa, Eochia, Kaliaish, Kanchana, Keochia, Khagaria, Madarsha, Nalua, Paschim Dhemsa, Purangor, Sadaha, Satkania, and Sonakania. The union parishads are subdivided into 73 mauzas and 84 villages.

Satkania Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.

Educational institution

There are many educational institution. Some of these are:

Satkania Government College

Chibbari M.A Motaleb College.

Satkania Adarsha Mohila College

Al Helal Adarsha Degree College

North Satkania Jafor Ahmed Chowdhury College

Chibbari High School

Satkania Model High School

Mirzakhil High School

Notable residents

Abul Fazal, writer and former vice-chancellor of Chittagong University

Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin, member of parliament (2014–2024), represented Chittagong-15 (Lohagara-Satkania).

Abdul Motaleb, member of parliament (2024), was previously chairman of the upazila.

Afzal Ali, medieval poet, lived in Milua.

A F M Khalid Hossain – Islamic scholar, researcher and writer, adviser to the Bangladesh Interim government

Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin – Ekushey Padak recipient Bangladeshi academic

Abu Saleh – Bangladeshi politician and former MNA

Dr B M Faizur Rahman – Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter

Bimal Guha (born 1952), poet

Braja Bihari Barua (1934 — 2014), Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician

Ibrahim Bin Khalil – Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter

Md. Abu Taher – vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong

M. Siddique – Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter

Shamsul Islam – Bangladeshi politician

Shahjahan Chowdhury – Bangladeshi politician

Sukomal Barua – Ekushey Padak Bangladeshi academic

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