Official Name: | Terokhada |
Native Name: | তেরখাদা |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Khulna |
Subdivision Name2: | Khulna |
Area Total Km2: | 189.49 |
Population Total: | 116709 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Terokhada (Bengali: তেরখাদা) is an upazila in Khulna District, Khulna, Bangladesh.
Terokhada is located at 22.9417°N 89.6694°W. It has 26,304 households and total area 189.49 km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Terokhada upazila had 26,340 households and a population of 116,709. 29,745 (25.49%) were under 10 years of age. Terokhada had an average literacy rate of 48.46%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males. 11,977 (10.26%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
At the time of the 2001 census, Terokhada has a population of 110,628. Males constitute 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. Around 637 people lives per km in this Upazilla. Terokhada has an average literacy rate of 65% (7+ years).[3]
Terokhada Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Ajgora, Barasat, Chagladoho, Modhupur, Sachiadaho, and Terokhada. The union parishads are subdivided into 33 mauzas and 100 villages.[4]