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Khoksa Upazila
Khoksa ( bn, খোকসা) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna Division, Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Khoksa is located at . 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. Administration Khoksa Upazila is divided into Khoksa Municipality and nine Union Parishad, 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. Education Khoksa has a number of educational institutions some colleges as well within them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoksa
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%. Transport Khoksha railway station is northeast of town, in Shomospur, on the branch line connecting Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line, 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 Faridpur, Bangladesh, Faridpur–Daulatdia segment of N7 (Bangladesh), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |