Jhalokati District

Jhalokati, widely written as Jhalokathi (Bengali: ঝালকাঠি) is a district in southern Bangladesh.[2] It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km2 It is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna district and the Bishkhali river in the south, Lohagara Upazila and Pirojpur district to the west. Annual average temperatures: maximum 33.3 °C, minimum 12.1 °C; annual rainfall 2506 mm. The main rivers in this district are Bishkhali, Dhanshiri, Gabkhan, Sugandha, Jangalia, Bamanda and Bajitpur. "পেয়ারা আর শীতলপাটি, এই নিয়ে ঝালকাঠি" "(Jhalokathi, The land of tasty Guava and Shitolpati)" is the official moto of the district.[3]

Jhalokati

ঝালকাঠি
District
From top: Jhalokati Sadar Road, Kirtipasha Zamindar Bari Ruins and Jhalokathi N S Kamil Madrasah Complex
Location of Jhalokati in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Jhalokati District
Coordinates: 22.6431°N 90.2000°E / 22.6431; 90.2000
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMd. Johar Ali
Area
 • Total758.06 km2 (292.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total694,090
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2018)0.672[1]
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Websitewww.jhalakathi.gov.bd

Subdivisions

The district is administratively subdivided into 4 upazilas, these are:

  1. Jhalokati Sadar Upazila
  2. Kathalia Upazila
  3. Nalchity Upazila
  4. Rajapur Upazila

Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishad: Sarder Mohammad Shah Alam [4]

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Johar Ali [5][6]

Transportation
  • Roads & Highways:
  • Rural communications: Water transport is a major attraction in Jhaokati district. People can travel at a cheap cost by boats and various types of engine boats. Jhalokati is famous for beautiful rivers and canals like Barishal. Tourists can find it enjoyable to travel through boats.

Population

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Jhalokati District had a population of 694,090, of whom 346,161 were male, and 347,929 were female.[3]

Religion
Religions in Jhalokati District[7]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 89.90%
Hindus
 
 10.04%

A large majority of the district population is Muslim. It has 2475 mosques, 46 Hindu temples and five Buddhist pagodas. The percentage share of minority Hindus and Christians have seen a decline in absolute numbers since the 1981 census.

Media

Print media:

Telecommunications:

Satellite Television:

Notable personalities

See also

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. Rahman, Humayun (2012). "Jhalokati District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ছবিতে জেলা ব্র্যান্ডিং [District Branding]. Jhalokati District (in Bengali).
  4. "AL men appointed administrators". The Daily Star. 16 December 2011.
  5. "List of Deputy Commissioners". Ministry of Public Administration.
  6. "Officers: Deputy Commissioner's Office".
  7. "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. "Shekorer taane Nachiketa ghure gelen Nachiketa". amaderbarisal.com. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2019.


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