Sharsha is an Upazila of Jessore District

Jessore District

Jessore is a district located in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west.The district produces a variety of crops year-round. Date-sugar called patali is made from the sap of locally grown date trees that is cooked, thickened and crystallised using a...

 in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Sharsha is located at 23.0744°N 88.8667°E . It has 46084 units of house hold and total area 336.34 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Sharsha has a population of 258789. Males make up 51.4% of the population, and females 48.6%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126532. Sharsha has an average literacy rate of 25.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.