Khetlal Upazila
Khetlal Upazila
ক্ষেতলাল উপজেলা | |
|---|---|
Lake in Khetlal Upazila | |
| Coordinates: 25°1.5′N 89°8′E / 25.0250°N 89.133°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi |
| District | Joypurhat |
| Area | |
• Total | 142.61 km2 (55.06 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 110,866 |
| • Density | 777.41/km2 (2,013.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5920[2] |
| Website | Official Map of Khetlal |
Khetlal Upazila (Bengali: ক্ষেতলাল উপজেলা) is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[3] Khetlal Thana was formed in 1847 and it was turned into an upazila on 3 July 1983. Khetlal Municipality was declared on 9 December 2010.
Geography
Khetlal Upazila, having an area of 142.61 km2, is located in between 24°56' and 25°08' north latitudes and in between 89°02' and 89°12' east longitudes. The upazila is bounded by Joypurhat Sadar Upazila on the north, Akkelpur and Dhupchanchia upazilas on the south, Kalai and Shibganj (Bogura) upazilas on the east, Joypurhat Sadar and Akkelpur upazilas on the west.[4]
Water bodies Main rivers: Tulsiganga, Harabati.
History
Khetlāl was listed in the Ain-i-Akbari (as "Khetnāl") as a mahal in sarkar Ghoraghat.[5]: 43 It was listed with an assessed revenue of 40,367 dams (this translation spells the name "Kaṇhṭál").[6]: 135
Archaeology
Swadhin Sen identified 8 early medieval (6th/7th century or later) archaeological sites in Khetlal upazila: one at Khetlal itself, and the others at Rasulpur, Krisnanagar, Khetlal Baira, Kasba, Dasara, Ati, and Banaich. The sites of Khetlal and Khetlal Baira are located on the left (east) bank of the Asranga beel, which represents part of a former course of the Itakhola river, while the sites of Dasara and Ati are located on the right (west) bank. The sites of Kasba and Banaich are relatively far from the present course of the Itakhola. The site at Rasulpur is located on the left bank of the Tulsiganga river, while the site at Krisnanagar is located on the left bank of the Katahari river. All eight sites are located on fluvial terrace as opposed to floodplain.[7]: 69, 78, 82
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Khetlal Upazila had 32,858 households and a population of 110,866. 7.35% of the population were under 5 years of age. Khetlal had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.00%: 73.51% for males and 66.67% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.99 males for every 100 females. 21,945 (19.79%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 1443 (1.30%), of which Barman are 1099.[8]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Khetlal Upazila had 29,805 households and a population of 108,326. 19,441 (17.95%) were under 10 years of age. Khetlal had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.47%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males. 11,711 (10.81%) lived in urban areas.[9][10]
Par the 2001 Bangladesh census, the upazila had a population of 115918 constituting 59274 males, 56644 females, 105728 Muslims, 9981 Hindus, 65 Buddhists, 18 Christians and 126 from other religions. Indigenous communities such as santal and oraon also belong to this upazila.[3][11]
Administration
Khetlal Upazila is divided into Khetlal Municipality and five union parishads:Alampur, Barail, Baratara, Khetlal, and Mamudpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 88 mauzas and 155 villages.[9]
Khetlal Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.[9]
See also
References
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b Shahnaz Parveen (2012), "Khetlal Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Khetlal Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Habib, Irfan (1982). An Atlas of the Mughal Empire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195603796. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1891). The Ain-i-Akbari. Translated by Jarrett, Henry Sullivan. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Sen, Swadhin (2017). "Landscape Contexts of the Early Mediaeval Settlements in Varendri/Gauda: An Outline on the Basis of Total Surveying and Excavations in Dinajpur-Joypurhat Districts, Bangladesh". Pratna Samiksha. 8: 59–109. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Joypurhat (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-234-4.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Joypurhat" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Community Tables: Joypurhat district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.