As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Assasuni upazila had 62,037 households and a population of 268,754. 55,287 (20.57%) were under 10 years of age. Assasuni had an average literacy rate of 49.83%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1006 females per 1000 males. 8,585 (3.19%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4][5]
In the 1991 Bangladesh census, Assasuni had a population of 220,957. Males constituted 50.07% of the population, and females 49.93%. The population above the age of 18 was 110,961, with a literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), below the national average of 32.4%.[6]
Administration
Assasuni Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Anulia, Assasuni, Baradal, Budhhata, Durgapur, Kadakati, Khajra, Kulla, Pratapnagar, Sobhnali, and Sreeula. The union parishads are subdivided into 143 mauzas and 241 villages.[7]
Assasuni Upazila Health Complex
Assasuni Upazila Health Complex [8]
is a 50-bed government hospital. It is an important healthcare center in Satkhira district, providing affordable and quality healthcare to the people of surrounding unions and rural areas. An average of hundreds of patients come here for treatment every day. The outpost is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the emergency department is open 24/7. Teams of trained doctors and nurses work to deal with any accident or emergency.
Assasuni is now under severe natural threat. Water logging is miserable during the rainy season. Cyclone Aila affected Assasuni badly in 2009. Crops failed tremendously. The earthen embankments and seawalls are always on the threat of erosion during every rainy seasons.
^"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.
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