Kumarkhali Upazila

Kumarkhali (Bengali: কুমারখালি) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[1] It is famous for the Shelaidaha area, where the poet Rabindranath Tagore spent a considerable time of his youth.

Kumarkhali

কুমারখালি (কুষ্টিয়া)
Upazila
Shilaidaha Kuthibari, the famous residence of Rabindranath Tagore, is located at Kumarkhali
Kumarkhali
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°51′15.12″N 89°14′30.12″E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKushtia District
CapitalKumarkhali
Area
 • Total265.89 km2 (102.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total328,457
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial site
Official map of Kumarkhali

Geography

Kumarkhali is located at 23.8542°N 89.2417°E / 23.8542; 89.2417. It has 48387 households and total area 265.89 km2.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Kumarkhali had a population of 328,457. Males constituted 49.77% of the population and females 50.23. Muslims formed 96.757% of the population, Hindus 3.297%, Christians 0.005% and others 0.003%. Kumarkhali had a literacy rate of 45.3% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

At the 1991 Bangladesh census Kumarkhali had a population of 269,008, of whom 133,845 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.77% of the population, and females 48.23%. Kumarkhali had an average literacy rate of 24.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Administration

Kumarkhali Upazila is divided into Kumarkhali Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bagulat, Chandpur, Chapra, Jadu Boyra, Jagannathpur, Kaya, Nandalalpur, Panti, Sadaki, Sadipur, and Shelaidaha. The union parishads are subdivided into 187 mauzas and 201 villages.[4]

Kumarkhali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.[4]

See also

References
  1. Shiek Md Badrul Alam Tipu (2012), "Kumarkhali Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "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.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "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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