# Sharsha Upazila Upazila, Jashore District, Khulna Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jashore/sharsha/ Upazila · Jashore District # Sharsha Upazila Sharsha Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Bangladesh in Jashore District, Khulna Division. It had an estimated **360,865 people** in 2022 on 341 km² (about 1,060 per km²). 173 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 51 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 360,865people (2022) - 341km² - 51mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Sharsha Upazila? Sharsha Upazila had an estimated **360,865 people** in 2022 — 12.1% of Jashore District, 103rd of 406 upazilas. There are 1,058 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Jashore District figure of 1,049). Spread over 341 km², that is about **1,060 people per km²**, 187th of 406 upazilas. 22.7% of people are children under 15 and 7.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 32 across Jashore District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 43 children and older people. 0–4 ****27,194** 5–9 ****25,174** 10–14 ****29,494** 15–19 ****31,502** 20–24 ****32,579** 25–29 ****32,043** 30–34 ****29,302** 35–39 ****29,200** 40–44 ****24,965** 45–49 ****24,036** 50–54 ****19,217** 55–59 ****16,518** 60–64 ****12,501** 65–69 ****10,526** 70–74 ****7,310** 75–79 ****5,345** 80+ ****3,959** Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd). ## Where is Sharsha Upazila? Sharsha Upazila lies in [Jashore District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jashore/), [Khulna Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 3 other upazilas: [Chaugachha Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jashore/chaugachha/), [Jhikargachha Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jashore/jhikargachha/) and [Kalaroa Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/satkhira/kalaroa/). By area it is the 127th largest of 507 upazilas in Bangladesh. It covers 13.2% of [Jashore District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jashore/). The centre of Sharsha Upazila is about 167 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 23.0448° N, 88.9411° E. Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd). ## Know before you go: Sharsha Upazila - Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka - CurrencyTaka (BDT) - Country calling code+880 - LanguagesBengali, English - Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - Jessore Airport (JSR) · Jashore (Jessore)27 km - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) · Kolkata67 km ### Nearest railway station Benapole (Sharsha), about 3.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.5 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Dec (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 17:21). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Sharsha Upazila Open gazetteers list **173 villages, towns and localities** in Sharsha Upazila. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 17 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Bailepota - Bainchitala - Balanda - Bansbāria - Bara Āchra - Baripota - Barpota - Basantapur - Basatpur - Basatpur One Number Colony - Basatpur Two Number Colony - Bayeldida - Bedpukuria - Belta - Benapole - Benipāra - Benāpol - Bhabanipur - Bhabārber - Bhdinārdāri - Bheruār Dāri - Bijayrāmpur - Bitipota - Boundary Pāra - Boāliāmanki - Britti Āchra - Buruz Bāgān - Bāghāchāra - Bāghādānga - Bāguri - Bāhadurpur - Bāikola - Bārberia - Bārpota - Bāuni - Chandanpur - Chandrapur - Chatkāpota - Chhota Āchra - Chātlabāria - Dakshin Kāybay - Daudkhālī - Daulatpur - Depādihi - Dhāldaha - Dhānyakhola - Dhānyakholāpāra - Digha - Dighirpar - Dubpara - Durgapur - Dāri Durgapur - Gayro - Ghiba - Ghāzipur - Gilāpol - Goga - Gokarna - Gopināthpur - Gopālpur - Gorpāra - Gāntipār - Gātipāra - Harindia - Harināpota - Harischandrapur - Ichāpur - Jirāngāchi - Jodunāthpur - Kadamtala - Kalyāni - Kandarpapur - Kanyādaha - Karālkhālipār - Kaybāy - Kerālkhāli - Khaisi - Khalisākhāli - Kharidanga - Khurd Chanduria - Khājura - Khāmārpāra - Kota - Krishnapur - Kulpāla - Kulpālāpāra - Kāgajpukur - Kākmāri - Kānāinagar - Kāshīdānga - Kāsipur - Kāturia - Kāzirābera - Lakshmanpur - Madārtala - Mahisha - Mahishādānga - Mahishākura - Manikālipāra - Matipukuria - Mauta - Muktādaha - Mādārtala - Mānjmāri - Mānkipāra - Naihāti - Namāzgram - Natādīghi - Navaron - Nirohandrapurpāra - Nizāmpur - Nārikelbāria - Nārāyanpur - Panchbhulat - Panditpur - Paukhia - Phulsara - Pipragāchi - Pontāpāra - Potāpāra - Putkhāli - Pānburia - Pāyrākhupi - Raghunandanpur - Raghunāthpur - Rahamatpur - Rajganj - Raripukuria - Rudrapur - Rāghabpur - Rājnagar - Rājpur - Rājāpur - Rāmchandrapur - Rāmdānga - Rāmpur - Rāutāra - Sankhāripota - Sanātānkati - Sarbānghuda - Sarderbāripota - Shibnāthpur - Sibahandrapur - Sibbās - Sikri - Sikārpur - Sonānadia - Srikona - Subarnakh - Subhankarpur - Surāghopi - Swarupdaha - Sādipur - Sālkona - Sāmlāgachi Potāpāra - Sāmlāgāchipāra - Sāmta - Sānta - Sārsha - Sātai - Sātrāpara - Sātrāpāra - Sūra - Tebāria - Tengra - Tinmoha - Tāngrāli - Ullāsi - Ulāsi - Uttar Kaybay - Āgbhulat - Ākjhāla - Āmlai Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Sharsha Upazila Named natural and historic features inside Sharsha Upazila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Bhaotār Khāl - Hāngarknāli Nadi - Kodla - Nelor - Shākha Nadi ### Getting around 1 port; 1 railway station. - Benapole Land Port - Nabnāran Railway Station Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Sharsha Upazila and the best time to visit Using the climate of Jashore District, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C). About 1,776 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (374 mm) and the driest Jan (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 18 9 Feb 22 21 Mar 28 36 Apr 31 77 May 31 195 Jun 29 283 Jul 28 374 Aug 28 319 Sep 28 245 Oct 26 171 Nov 22 30 Dec 18 15 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sharsha Upazila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sharsha Upazila Health Complex · Sharsha 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.05325&mlon=88.98956#map=17/23.05325/88.98956) Bank AB Bank Limited · Sharsha 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.04555&mlon=88.90545#map=17/23.04555/88.90545) ATM Trust Bank · Jashore Sadar 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.17200&mlon=89.18780#map=17/23.17200/89.18780) Petrol pump CNG · Sharsha 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.04822&mlon=88.91717#map=17/23.04822/88.91717) Hotel Parjatan Motel Benapole. · Sharsha 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.04603&mlon=88.90825#map=17/23.04603/88.90825) Mall Lal Mia Super Market · Sharsha 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.04484&mlon=88.90247#map=17/23.04484/88.90247) School শার্শা সরকারি পাইলট মডেল মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয় · Sharsha 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.05593&mlon=88.95057#map=17/23.05593/88.95057) College Sarsha Upazilla College · Sharsha 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.05289&mlon=88.93346#map=17/23.05289/88.93346) Police station জান্নাতের পথ ইসলাম · Jhikargachha 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.02302&mlon=89.02958#map=17/23.02302/89.02958) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sharsha Upazila Places mapped inside Sharsha Upazila in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks15 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels6 - Shopping malls6 - Schools8 - Colleges and universities4 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants7 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other upazilas in Jashore District - Abhaynagar - Bagharpara - Chaugachha - Jashore Sadar - Jhikargachha - Keshabpur - Manirampur ## Quick answers - Where is Sharsha Upazila?In Jashore District, Khulna Division, Bangladesh - What is the population of Sharsha Upazila?360,865 (2022 estimate) - What is the median age in Sharsha Upazila?About 30 years (2022 estimate) - What is the population density of Sharsha Upazila?About 1,060 people per km² - What borders Sharsha Upazila?Chaugachha Upazila, Jhikargachha Upazila and Kalaroa Upazila - What time zone is Sharsha Upazila in?UTC+6 - What currency is used in Sharsha Upazila?Taka (BDT) - What language is spoken in Sharsha Upazila?Bengali, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sharsha Upazila?173 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sharsha Upazila?Settlements lie between 4 m and 17 m - What is the best time to visit Sharsha Upazila?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sharsha Upazila?Sharsha Upazila Health Complex, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sharsha Upazila?AB Bank Limited, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sharsha Upazila?Trust Bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sharsha Upazila?CNG, about 2.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sharsha Upazila?1 mapped - How many banks are in Sharsha Upazila?15 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Sharsha Upazila?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Sharsha Upazila?BD40410090 (OCHA common operational dataset)