Khoksa Explained

Official Name:Khoksa
Native Name:খোকসা
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Khulna Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kushtia District
Population Total:17607
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:23.8069°N 89.2847°W
Postal Code:7020

Khoksa is a town in Kushtia District in eastern Bangladesh and the headquarters of Khoksa Upazila. It is about from Kushtia city.

Geography

Khoksa is on the east bank of the Madhumati River.

Demography

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Khoksa Municipality had 4,086 households and a population of 17,607. 9.1% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 58.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[1] [2]

Transport

Khoksha railway station is northeast of town,[3] in Shomospur, on the branch line connecting Poradah and Goalundo Ghat.

Khoksa is on regional highway R710, which connects to the northwest to Kushtia, about away, and runs east about to the FaridpurDaulatdia segment of national highway N7.

Arts and culture

The Kali Puja festival is celebrated annually.

Education

There are two colleges in the town: Khoksa Government College, founded in 1972, and Alhaj Saidur Rahman Mantu Mahila College.

According to Banglapedia, Khoksa Janipur Government Pilot High School, founded in 1910, is a notable secondary school.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Community Report: Kushtia. . Population & Housing Census 2011 . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . PDF . 2018-08-15.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . PDF . July 21, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728231735/http://203.112.218.66/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/Census2011/Bangladesh_glance.pdf . July 28, 2014 .
  3. Book: Garrett . J. H. E. . Bengal District Gazetteers: Nadia . 1910 . Calcutta . Bengal Secretariat Book Depot . 173.
  4. Web site: Khoksa Upazila . Banglapedia . en.