Khoksa Upazila

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

Khoksa

খোকসা
Upazila
Khoksa
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°48′N 89°17′E
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)
 • Total129,551
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
7020
WebsiteOfficial Map of Khoksa

Geography

Khoksa is located at 23.8000°N 89.2833°E / 23.8000; 89.2833. It has 16,424 households and a total area of 99.17 km2.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Khoksa had a population of 129,551. Males constituted 49.78% of the population and females 50.22. Muslims formed 90.548% of the population, Hindus 9.443%, Christians 0.008% and others 0.006%. Khoksa had a literacy rate of 44.7% for the population 7 years and above.[3]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Khoksa had a population of 93,371. Males constituted 51.65% of the population, and females 48.35%. The population aged 18 or over was 47,024. Khoksa had an average literacy rate of 25.2% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]

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.[5]

Khoksa Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[5]

Education

Khoksa has a number of educational institutions some colleges as well within them Khokha Government College, Kushtia (Bengali: খোকসা সরকারি কলেজ, কুষ্টিয়া) 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, Bonogram High School, Moragacha High School etc.

Religion

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. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Kushtia" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Kushtia" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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