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At a glance

Rupsha Upazila at a glance:
Area: 120.15 sq km
It is bounded by terkhada upazila on the north, mollahat and fakirhat upazilas of bagerhat district on the east, fakirhat upazila and batiaghata upazilas on the south and rupsa nadi, khulna sadar thana and khalishpur thana on the west.
Geographical Location: Located at 〖22〗 ^ 0 438- 〖22〗 ^ 0 528 north latitude and 〖89〗 ^ 0 337- ৮ 89〗 0 418 east longitude.
Total population: 189519
                Male: 90179 people
              Women: 69330 people.
Union based population:
No. 1 Aichgati: 44317 people.
No. 2 Srifaltala: 25242 people.
No. 3 Naihati: 56299 people.
4th TSB: 164 people.
Ghatbhog No. 5: 336 people.
Population by religion:
Muslims: 152841 people.
Hindus: 26494 people.
Christians: 345 people.
Buddhists: 0 people.


Number of houses: 41795.


 Health care organization:
Government Hospital
Private hospital:
Health and Family Welfare Center
Community Clinic:
Private clinic


Education rate: 56.2
          Male: 70.9%
          Female: 55.6%


 Number of educational institutions:
1. Government colleges-02
2. Government secondary schools - 01
2. Private colleges - 05
3. School and College - 01
4. Technical colleges - 02
5. Private secondary schools - 21
6. Primary schools - 6
7. Alim Madrasa - 02
8. Dakhil Madrasa - 06
9. Kaomaiya Madrasa - 05
10. Ibtedayi Madrasa - 10
11. 12 schools run by BRAC
12. Kindergarten school-32


Notable educational institutions:
College:
1. Bangabandhu Government College, Rupsha, Khulna
2. Alaipur Degree College.
3. Kazdia College, Rupsha, Khulna.
Secondary school:
1. Kazdia Government Secondary School.
2. Naihati Secondary School
4. Pithabhog DGC Secondary School.
5. Belphulia Islamia High School
6. Shiali Secondary School


Alim Madrasa
1. Deyara Yugihati Aminiya Alim Madrasa.


 Occupations of the people: Agriculture, fishermen, industrial workers, blacksmiths, potters, traders, masons and carpenters.


 Industries: (including cottage industries, handicrafts)
1. Bamboo and cane industries - 43
2. Wood furniture making industry - 63
3. Pottery - 6
4. Tailors - 994
5. S-Mill - 24
6. Brick kiln-42
7. Reich Mill - 13
8. Oil mills - 13
9. Bakery industry - 04
10. Flour Mill - 15
11. Fish processing companies - 26


Unions: 05
Name of the union: 1. Aichgati
2. Ghatbhog
3. Naihati
4. TS Bahirdia
5. Shrifaltala
 Number of villages: 78
Number of mouzas: 63
Naming of the upazila: Rupsa upazila is named after the river Rupsha. Brief History of the Upazila: Rupsha Thana was established on 1 May 1981 and was upgraded to Rupsha Upazila on 14 September 1983. This upazila consists of 05 unions.

Details of various assets:

Historical places and architecture: Adi Vita, the ancestral home of poet Guru Rabindranath Tagore, is located in Pithabhog village of Ghatbhog union of Rupsa upazila and the tombs of Birshreshtha Ruhul Amin and Bir Bikram Mahibullah are located in East Rupsa area of ​​Naihati union.
Agriculture: 6 hectares
Fisheries - 4351

 

 

 

 

 

Source: 1. Population & Housing Census-2011
            2. District Statistics-2011
            3. Upazila Education Office, Rupsha, Khulna
            4. Upazila Agriculture Office, Rupsa, Khulna