Rupsa Upazila (khulna district) with an area of 120.15 sq km, is bounded by terokhada upazila on the north, fakirhat and batiaghata upazilas on the south, mollahat and Fakirhat upazilas on the east, kotwali (Khulna) thana and Batiaghata upazila on the west. Main rivers are Bhairab, Atharo banki and Rupsa.

Administration Rupsa thana was turned into an upazila in1983. It consists of 5 union parishads, 60 mouzas and 72 villages.

Population 150185; male 51.98%, female 48.02%; Muslim 82.28%, Hindu 17.55%, others 0.17%.

Religious institutions Mosque 95, temple 65, tomb 1; Rupsa Jami Mosque, Aijgati Jami Mosque, Senerpukur Jami Mosque are noted.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 40.4%; male 46.5%, female 33.3%. Educational institutions: government primary school 46, non-government primary school 14, lower secondary school 5, madrasa 23.

Cultural organisations Club 28, library 1, cinema hall 1, theatre house 1, theatre group 1, women organisation 125.

Main occupations Agriculture 18.02%, agricultural labourer 6.6%, wage labourer 11.81%, commerce 20.91%, transport 6.35%, construction 2.09%, industry 2.87%, service 17.10%, others 14.25%.

Land use Cultivable land 5805 hectares, fallow land 2745 hectares.

Value of land The market value of the first grade agricultural land is around Tk.4500 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, mashkalai (one kind of pulse), potato, ground nut, ginger.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Indigo, tobacco, sugarcane.

Main fruits Mango, black berry, banana, papaya, pineapple, coconut, betel nut, guava, litchi, jackfruit.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fisheries (prawn) 1905, dairy 33, poultry 58.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 19 km, semi pucca 26 km and mud road 257 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), bullock cart and  horse carriage (nearly extinct), boat.

Manufactories Food and food processing 47, textile 4, jute mill 3, paper board printing 3, tannery and rubber 4, chemical industry 7, glass and ceramic 8, engineering 55, welding 25.

Cottage industries Goldsmith 25, ironsmith 7.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 16, most noted of which are Rupsa Bazar, Sener Bazar, Samantasena Bazar, Natun Hat, Alaipur Hat; fair 1.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are asa, brac, grameen bank, proshika, Jagrata Jubo Sangha, CSS.

Health centres Upazilla health complex 1, family welfare centre 5. [Ashraful Islam Goldar]