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Coordinates: 22°45′N 89°15′E / 22.750°N 89.250°E

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Tala তালা
Upazila
Tetulia Jame Mosque

Coordinates: 22°45′N 89°15′E / 22.750°N 89.250°E / 22.750; 89.250
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna
District	Satkhira
Area
• Total	337.24 km² (130.21 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[1]
• Total	326,111
• Density	970/km² (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	9420^[2]
Climate	Aw
Website	tala.satkhira.gov.bd

Tala (Bengali: তালা) is an upazila of the Satkhira District in Khulna Division of Bangladesh.

Geography

Tala is located at 22°45′00″N 89°15′00″E / 22.7500°N 89.2500°E / 22.7500; 89.2500 and has a total area of 337.24 km².

History

Tala thana was established in 1913 and made an upazila in 1983.^[3]

Demographics

Religions in Tala Upazila (2022)^[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			75.96%
Hinduism			23.36%
Christianity			0.59%
Other or not stated			0.09%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tala upazila had 72,465 households and a population of 299,820. 55,963 (18.67%) were under 10 years of age. Tala had an average literacy rate of 50.88%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 9,528 (3.18%) of the population lived in urban areas.^[5]^[6]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tala has a population of 251,388. 51.31% of the population is male, and 48.69% is female.^[7]

Administration

Tala Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Dhandia, Islamkati, Jalalpur, Khalilnagar, Khalishkhali, Khesra, Kumira, Magura, Nagarghata, Sarulia, Tala, and Tentulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 150 mauzas and 229 villages.^[5]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Kumira Multilateral High School, founded in 1902, is a notable secondary school.^[3]

References

^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Tala Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Satkhira (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-239-9.
^ ^a ^b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Satkhira district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

v t e Satkhira District
Upazilas/thanas	Assasuni Debhata Kalaroa Kaliganj Satkhira Shyamnagar Tala

v t e Upazilas of the Khulna Division
Headquarters: Khulna
Bagerhat District	Bagerhat Chitalmari Fakirhat Kachua Mollahat Mongla Morrelganj Rampal Sarankhola
Chuadanga District	Alamdanga Chuadanga Damurhada Jibannagar
Jessore District	Abhaynagar Bagherpara Chaugachha Jhikargacha Keshabpur Jessore Manirampur Sharsha
Jhenaidah District	Harinakunda Jhenaidah Kaliganj Kotchandpur Maheshpur Shailkupa
Khulna District	Batiaghata Dacope Dumaria Dighalia Koyra Paikgachha Phultala Rupsa Terokhada
Kushtia District	Bheramara Daulatpur Khoksa Kumarkhali Kushtia Mirpur
Magura District	Magura Mohammadpur Shalikha Sreepur
Meherpur District	Gangni Meherpur Mujibnagar
Narail District	Kalia Lohagara Narail
Satkhira District	Assasuni Debhata Kalaroa Kaliganj Satkhira Shyamnagar Tala