Khoksa Upazila
Khoksa
খোকসা | |
|---|---|
Canal in Ramnathpur village | |
| Coordinates: 23°48′N 89°17′E / 23.800°N 89.283°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Kushtia |
| Headquarters | Khoksa |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Md. Sadar Uddin Khan [1] |
| • Vice Chairman | Md. Abu Bakar Siddique |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Mezbah Uddin |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.85 km2 (40.48 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 143,832 |
| • Density | 1,371.8/km2 (3,552.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7020[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Khoksa |
Khoksa (Bengali: খোকসা) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[4]
Geography
Khoksa is located at 23°48′00″N 89°17′00″E / 23.8000°N 89.2833°E. It has a total area of 104.85 km2. It is bordered by Pangsha Upazila in Rajbari District to the east, Pabna Sadar upazila of Pabna district to the north, Kumarkhali upazila to the west and Shailkupa Upazila in Jhenaidah district to the south.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 81,879 | — |
| 1991 | 93,371 | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 114,188 | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 129,555 | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 143,832 | +11.0% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Khoksa Upazila had 37,402 households and a population of 143,832. 9.27% of the population were under 5 years of age. Khoksa had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.18%: 69.76% for males and 66.65% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.95 males for every 100 females. 30,689 (21.34%) lived in urban areas.[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.
Khoksa Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.
References
- ^ khoksa.kushtia.gov.bd
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. 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.
- ^ Kamruzzaman (2012), "Khoksa Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kushtia (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-224-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-16.