{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Rupsa | native_name = রূপসা | settlement_type = Upazila | image_skyline = Bust of tagore in Pithavoge Rabindra Memorial Complex.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Bust of Rabindranath Tagore in Pithavoge Rabindra Memorial Complex, Rupsa, Khulna | image_map = Rupsa in Khulna division (Bangladesh).svg | coordinates = {{coord|22|{{#expr:.8333*60 round 1}}|N|89|{{#expr:.5833*60 round 1}}|E|type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}} | subdivision_type1 = Division | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_type3 = <!-- Capital --> | subdivision_name1 = Khulna | subdivision_name2 = Khulna | subdivision_name3 = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_total_km2 = 120.15 | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_total = 206748 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2022">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=400}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 9240<ref name="postalcode">{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/0ac15d25-50c6-41c7-9d3b-6fe8fcf347a8 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=21 October 2024 |publisher=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 |location=Dhaka}}</ref> | area_code = 04020<ref name="areacode">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rebtel.com/en/international-calling-guide/phone-codes/bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Rebtel.com |location=Stockholm, Sweden}}</ref> | website = [http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/khulna/Rupsa.gif Official Map of Rupsa] | footnotes = | timezone = BST | utc_offset = +6 }} thumb|Rupsa Upazila mauza geocode map
'''Rupsa''' ({{langx|bn|রূপসা}}) is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{citation |author=Ashraful Islam Goldar |chapter=Rupsa Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rupsa_Upazila |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref>
==Geography== Rupsa is located at {{coord|22.8333|N|89.5833|E|}}. It has 41,895 households and total area 120.15 km<sup>2</sup>.
==Demographics==
{{bar box |title=Religions in Rupsa Upazila (2022)<ref name="2022census"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |width= |bars= {{bar percent|Islam|green|86.60}} {{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|13.24}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.16}} }}
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rupsa Upazila had 52,457 households and a population of 206,748. 9.00% were under 5 years of age. Rupsa had a literacy rate of 80.04%: 81.65% for males and 78.44% for females, with a sex ratio of 99.68 males per 100 females. 38,159 (18.45%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2021/Khulna%20Division/District%20Report%20khulna.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khulna |date=June 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-984-475-271-9 |series= District Series |location=Dhaka |pages=}}</ref>
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rupsa upazila had 41,895 households and a population of 179,519. 35,583 (19.82%) were under 10 years of age. Rupsa had an average literacy rate of 58.23%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Khulna |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila-Khulna.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}</ref><ref name="community">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Khulna district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Com_Khulna.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupsa had a population of 150,185. Males constituted 51.98% of the population and females 48.02%. The population aged 18 or over was 77,918. Rupsa had an average literacy rate of 40.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.<ref name="census">{{cite web | access-date = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-date = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref>
==Administration== Rupsa Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Aichgati, Ghatvog, Noihati, Srifoltola, and T. S. Bahirdia. The union parishads are subdivided into 64 mauzas and 78 villages.<ref name="census2011" />
==See also== *Upazilas of Bangladesh *Districts of Bangladesh *Divisions of Bangladesh
==References== <references/>
{{Khulna District}} {{Upazilas of Khulna Division}}
Category:Upazilas of Khulna District Category:Rupsa Upazila {{Khulna-geo-stub}}