Khoksa Upazila Explained

Official Name:Khoksa
Native Name:খোকসা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:23°N 89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Seat Type:Headquarters
Subdivision Name1:Khulna
Subdivision Name2:Kushtia
Seat:Khoksa
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Md. Sadar Uddin Khan [1]
Leader Title1:Vice Chairman
Leader Name1:Md. Abu Bakar Siddique
Leader Title2:Chief Executive Officer
Leader Name2:Mezbah Uddin
Area Total Km2:104.85
Population Total:129555
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7020
Website:Official Map of Khoksa
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

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

Geography

Khoksa is located at 23.8°N 89.2833°W. It has a total area of 104.85 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Khoksa upazila had 32,110 households and a population of 129,555. Of its inhabitants, 28,518 (22.01%) were under 10 years of age. Khoksa had an average literacy rate of 44.70%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1009 females per 1000 males. 22,194 (17.13%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] [3]

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.

Khoksa Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[4]

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, Bongram High School, Moragacha High School etc.

Religion

Historical Kalibari (Bengali: কালীবাড়ি) Temple in Khoksa

References

  1. khoksa.kushtia.gov.bd
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kushtia . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Kushtia district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 103.
  4. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Kushtia . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . PDF . 14 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113185728/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Kushtia.pdf . 13 November 2014.