Official Name: | Tala |
Native Name: | তালা |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Khulna |
Subdivision Name2: | Satkhira |
Area Total Km2: | 337.24 |
Population Total: | 299,400 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
Tala (Bengali: তালা) is an upazila of the Satkhira District in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh.
Tala is located at 22.75°N 89.25°W and has a total area of 337.24 km2.
Tala thana was established in 1913 and made an upazila in 1983.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[1] [2]
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.[3]
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.[1]
See also: Education in Bangladesh. According to Banglapedia, Kumira Multilateral High School, founded in 1902, is a notable secondary school.[4]