Tala Upazila

Tala (তালা) is an upazila of the Satkhira District in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh.

Geography
Tala is located at 22.75°N, 89.25°W and has a total area of 337.24 km2.

History
Tala thana was established in 1913 and made an upazila in 1983.

Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tala upazila had 72,465 households and a population of 299,820. 55,963 (18.67%) were under 10 years of age. Tala had an average literacy rate of 50.88%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 9,528 (3.18%) of the population lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tala has a population of 251,388. 51.31% of the population is male, and 48.69% is female.

Administration
Tala Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Dhandia, Islamkati, Jalalpur, Khalilnagar, Khalishkhali, Khesra, Kumira, Magura, Nagarghata, Sarulia, Tala, and Tentulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 150 mauzas and 229 villages.

Education
According to Banglapedia, Kumira Multilateral High School, founded in 1902, is a notable secondary school.