Satkania Upazila

Satkania Upazila (chittagong district) area 280.97 sq km, located in between 22°01' and 22°13' north latitudes and in between 91°57' and 92°10' east longitudes. It is bounded by chandanaish upazila on the north, lohagara (Chittagong) upazila on the south, bandarban sadar upazila on the east, banshkhali and anowara upazilas on the west.

Population TTotal 384806; male 186007, female 198799; Muslim 347013, Hindu 34113, Buddhist 3520, Christian 31 and others 129. Indigenous community such as Mogh belongs to this upazila.

Water bodies Main river: sangu.

Administration Satkania Thana was formed in 1917 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
1	17	73	84	54349	330457	1370	57.2 (2001)	51.6

Municipality
Area (sq km)	Ward	Mahalla	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
-	9	19	45001	-	61.4

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
17.11 (2001)	1	9348	2838 (2001)	52.0

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Amilais 12	1082	5064	5370	42.4
Eochia 14	5907	11983	12137	50.6
Kanchana 51	3342	10164	11411	50.8
Kaliais 47	2076	10392	10171	52.8
Keochia 54	3963	12991	12040	59.9
Khagaria 58	2139	12908	13923	46.6
Charati 29	5859	14549	15334	47.7
Dhemsa 36	2858	8157	7858	53.7
Dharmapur 40	1626	5325	5866	51.7
Nalua 69	3177	8455	9455	50.1
Paschim Dhemsa 94	1225	3860	3971	62.4
Puranagar 76	6337	8630	9179	45.0
Bazalia 21	4866	8721	9078	57.4
Madarsa 65	5256	5882	6807	47.8
Sadaha 83	7536	15386	15510	48.8
Satkania 87	3759	11750	13688	54.2
Sonakania 91	6553	10881	12909	57.4

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Dargaon Mosque (Satkania union), Deputy Mosque (15th century AD, Sonakania union), coins engraved with figure (13th century AD), Thakur Dighi (Satkania), Kotwal Dighi (Sonakania), Shiva Mandir (Dhemsa), Bomang Hat Church (Bazalia), Hindu Mandir (Kanchana).

War of Liberation On 8 August 1971 the Pak army captured 17 innocent people from Satkania Bazar and Swatipara and killed all of them. During the war of liberation the Pakistan Army plundered at Baniapara (south Satkania) and set on fire a number of houses and then they had killed twenty-four innocent people. Freedom fighters of the upazila carried out operatins at the Satkania Colege camp of the militia formed to support the Pak army and also against the Pak army at Guptachhara ghat, in which the Pakistani soldiers conceded defeat and fled away. A memorial monument has been built in the upazila.

For details: see সাতকানিয়া উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ১০।

Religious institutions Mosque 1025, temple 61, tomb 18, buddhist mandir 8. Noted religious institutions: Dharmapur Kalu Gazi Sikdar Mosque, Voalia Para Majher Mosque, tomb of Ajgar Shah (R), Satkania Sadar Sree Sree Dakshineswari Kali Bari, Dhemsa Chowdhury Bari Mandir, Kanchana Kali Bari, Sonakania Buddhist Vihara, Dhemsa Barua Para Church.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 52.7%; male 53.2%, female 52.3%. Educational institutions: college 5, secondary school 39, primary school 104, madrasa 80. Noted educational institutions: Healer Model Degree College (1949), Satkania Government College (1949), Satkania Model Mohila College, Bangladesh Rifles Training Academy, AKBC Ghosh Institute (1929), Amilais Kanchana Banga Ghosh Institute (1929), Satkania Ideal Pilot High School (1902), Dhemsa High School (1907), Rupkania Ideal Government Primary School (1880), Satkania Government Primary School (1890), Madhya Rupkania Ideal Government Primary School (1890), Manoabad Government Primary School (1905), Rupkania Government Primary School (1910), Garangia Islamia Kamil Madrasa (1920), Satkania Alia MU Madrasa, Darul Ihsan Mohila Dakhil Madrasa.

Newspapers and periodicals Asar Protik (defunct),' Swanita Dibas Saranika (2003).

Cultural organisations Library 6, auditorium 1, press club 1, cinema hall 1, cultural organisation 5, playground 30.

Amusement centres Haludia Prantik Lake.

Main sources of income Agriculture 35.64%, non-agricultural labourer 4.27%, industry 0.56%, commerce 20.31%, transport and communication 4.06%, service 14.71%, construction 1.77%, religious service 0.38%, rent and remittance 6.19% and others 12.11%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 49.05%, landless 50.95%; agricultural landowner: urban 43.19% and rural 50.01%.'

Main crops Paddy, potato, mustard, ground nut, kalai, turmeric, cotton, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sugarcane, maize, betel nut.

Main fruits Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, banana, litchi, papaya, guava, hog plum, coconut, pomgranate.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 16, dairy 12, poultry 300, hatchery, nursery (fish) 10.

Communication facilities Pucca road 106.0 km, semi-pucca road 106 km, mud road 482 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Rice mill, flour mill, saw mill, timber industries, ice factory, welding factory.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, weaving, potteries, embroidery, wood work, bamboo work, cane work, tailoring, jute work, wool work, nakshi kantha, 'net making.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 30, fairs 8, most noted of which are Satkania Sadar Hat, Goringa Hat, Deputy Hat, Dewan Hat, Kerani Hat, Bomang Hat, Bangla Hat, Bangla Bazar, Baruni Mela, Parinirban Mela, Shakhyamuni Mela, Marja Khil Muharram Mela.

Main exports Banana, guava, ground nut, potato, cotton, bamboo and cane products.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 69.9% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 91.5%, tap 2.9% and others 5.6%.

Sanitation 73.0% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 22.9% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 4.1% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 5, family planning centre 17, community clinic 6, hospital 1.

Natural disasters The cyclones of 1976 and 1991 caused heavy damages to settlements, livestock, crops, forestry and other properties of the upazila.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, proshika. [ABM Rafiqul Quader Chowdhury]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Satkania Upazila 2007.