Khoksa Upazila

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Khoksa
খোকসা
Upazila
Khoksa is located in Bangladesh
Khoksa
Khoksa
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°48′N 89°17′E / 23.800°N 89.283°E / 23.800; 89.283Coordinates: 23°48′N 89°17′E / 23.800°N 89.283°E / 23.800; 89.283
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKushtia District
Government
 • ChairmanMd. Sadar Uddin Khan [1]
 • Vice ChairmanMd. Abu Bakar Siddique
 • Chief Executive OfficerMezbah Uddin
Area
 • Total99.17 km2 (38.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total129,555
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
7020
WebsiteOfficial Map of Khoksa

Khoksa (Bengali: খোকসা) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[2]

Geography[]

Khoksa is located at

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23°48′00″N 89°17′00″E / 23.8000°N 89.2833°E / 23.8000; 89.2833. It has a total area of 99.17 km2.

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 81—    
1991 93+14.8%
2001 114+22.6%
2011 130+14.0%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[3]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Khoksa Upazila had 32,110 households and a population of 129,555, 17.1% of whom lived in urban areas. 9.8% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 44.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[4][5]

Administration[]

Khoksa Upazila is divided into Khoksa Municipality and nine union parishads: Ambaria, Betbaria, Gopagram, Janipur, Jayanti, Khoksa, Osmanpur, Samaspur, and Shimulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 82 mauzas and 103 villages.[3]

Khoksa Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[3]

Education[]

Khoksa has a number of educational institutions some colleges as well within them Khokha Government College, Kushtia (Bengali: খোকসা সরকারি কলেজ, কুষ্টিয়���) and is the most renowned and old which is the first college of khoksha and dream child of Mr. Dijendranath Biswas and Rabindranath Biswas and respectively they are the English and Bengali backbone of Khoksa Kushtia and international speaker as well.. Khoksa-Janipur Pilot High School (Bengali: খোকসা জানিপুর পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়)are mentionable. These educational institutions have a glorious history and reputation. Besides there are Shomospur High School, Khoksa Janipur Pilot Girls High School, Iswardi High School, Bongram High School, Moragacha High School etc.

  • Khoksa Janipur Pilot High School..JPG

Religion[]

  • Khoksa Historical Temple.jpg

Historical Kalibari (Bengali: কালীবাড়ি) Temple in Khoksa

References[]

  1. ^ khoksa.kushtia.gov.bd
  2. ^ Kamruzzaman (2012), "Khoksa Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ^ a b c "District Statistics 2011: Kushtia" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Community Report: Kushtia" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.


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