Keshabpur Upazila

Keshabpur (Bengali: কেশবপুর) is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Keshabpur

কেশবপুর
Upazila
Keshabpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°54.3′N 89°34′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictJessore District
Area
 • Total258.53 km2 (99.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total253,291
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Keshabpur

Geography

Keshabpur is located at 22.9042°N 89.5667°E / 22.9042; 89.5667. It has 37,513 individual households and a total area of 258.53 km2. The distance from Jessore City is 32 km.

Keshabpur Upazila of Jessore district has an area of 258.53 km2 and is bounded by Manirampur upazila to the north, Tala and Dumuria upazila to the south, Dumuria upazila to the east, and Kalaroa upazila to the west. The main rivers are Harihar, Kobodak River and Buribhdra.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Keshabpur had a population of 253,291. Males constituted 50.00% of the population and females 50.00%. Muslims formed 82.08% of the population, Hindus 17.73%, Christians 0.09% and others 0.10%. Kesabpur had a literacy rate of 55.23% for the population 7 years and above.[1]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Keshabpur had a population of 200,229. Males constituted 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's population aged 18 or over was 103,794. Keshabpur has an average literacy rate of 55.5% (in those aged seven and above), while the national average is 68.4%.

Points of interest

Sagardari is a village in the Keshabpur Upazila, built on the bank of the Kopotakho River, where the poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt was born on the 25 January 1824. Tourists from all over the world visit "Modhu Palli" and "Modhu Mela", a fair in memory of Modhusudan's Birthday, is held every year.

Archaeological heritage and relics include remnants of the Bharatvhainabazar Rajbari (দেউলটি গুপ্ত যুগের খ্রিষ্টীয় ২য় শতকে নির্মিত হয়েছে বলে অনুমান করা হয় ), the residence of Nawab Mir Jumla (17th century), the residence of poet Madhusudan Dutt at Sagardari, and remnants of an ancient fort at village Bidhyanandikathi.

There is a memorial to the War of Liberation.

  • Keshabpur Press Club Establish 1978

The Home of Dhiraj Bhattacharya. He was born in a zamindar family of Panjia village, near Jessore, in British India. His father name was Lalit Mohan Bhattacharya. He entered Mitra Institution, Kolkata and passed matriculation in 1923. He joined the Ashutosh College to study literature but could not finish his studies. He joined the police service before becoming an actor.

Administration

Keshabpur thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Keshabpur Upazila is divided into Keshabpur Municipality and nine union parishads: Bidyanandakati, Gaurighona, Keshabpur, Majidpur, Mangalkot, Panjia, Sagardari, Sufalakati, and Trimohini. The union parishads are subdivided into 142 mauzas and 135 villages.[2]

Keshabpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.[2]

The area of the town is 18.46 km2. The town has a population of 20,697; male 50.88%, female 49.12%. Population density is 1121 per km2. The literacy rate within the town is 32.9%.

Education

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 31.7%; male 33.5% and female 29.8%. Educational institutions: college 5, high school 32, madrasa 97, government primary school 70, non-government primary school 85. Noted educational institutions: Keshabpur Degree College (1967), Keshabpur Pilot School & College, Keshabpur Girls' School, Panjia High School,Panjia Degree College, Biddyanandkati Rasbihari Institution, Narayanpur High School,Batikhula Dakil Madrasha, Batikhula primary School, Mongolkote High School, Shikarpur Secondary High School.

References
  1. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Jessore" (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 17 December 2018.
  2. "District Statistics 2011: Jessore" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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