Jhalokati, also spelled Jhalokathi, ( bn, ঝালকাঠি) is a district in southern

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. It is located in the

Barisal Division Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...

and covers an area of 758.06 km² It is bounded by

Barisal district Barisal District, officially spelled Barishal District from April 2018, is a district in south-central Bangladesh, formerly called Bakerganj district, established in 1797. Its headquarters are in the city of Barisal, which is also the headquar ...

to the north and east,

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and the

Bishkhali river The Biskhali is a river of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in a ...

in the south, Lohagara Upazila and

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to the west. Annual average temperatures: maximum 33.3 °C, minimum 12.1 °C; annual rainfall 2506 mm. The main rivers in this district are Bishkhali, Dhanshiri, Gabkhan,

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, Jangalia, Bamanda and Bajitpur. "''পেয়ারা আর শীতলপাটি, এই নিয়ে ঝালকাঠি"'' "''(Jhalokathi, The land of tasty Guava and Shitolpati)"'' is the official moto of the district.

History

The

2021 Bangladesh ferry fire On 24 December 2021, the passenger ferry MV ''Avijan-10'' caught fire on the Sugandha River, near the town of Jhalokati, Bangladesh. The incident has resulted in at least 40 deaths and more than 100 injuries. Several others were reported missing. ...

occurred on the

Sugandha River Sugandha River is a river in Bangladesh in the Barisal and Jhalokati District districts. The length of the river is 21 km, and the average width is 400m. The identification number of the river given by the Bangladesh Water Development Board is R ...

near the town.

Subdivisions

The district is administratively subdivided into 4 upazilas, these are: #

Jhalokati Sadar Upazila Jhalakati Sadar (or Jhalokathi Sadar, bn, ঝালকাঠি সদর) is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography Jhalakathi Sadar is located at . It has 36,504 households and a total area 204.48& ...

Kathalia Upazila Kathalia ( bn, কাঠালিয়া ) is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography Kathalia is located at . It has 23,904 households and a total area of 152.08 km2.Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur ...

Nalchity Upazila Nalchity ( bn, নলছিটি) is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh. History Some family members of Isa Khan moved from Sarail to Nalchity. Abdul Ghani Khan, a 14th-generation descendant of Isa Khan, is ...

Rajapur Upazila Rajapur ( bn, রাজাপুর) is an upazila (sub-district) of southern Bangladesh's Jhalokati District, part of the Barisal Division. Geography Rajapur is located at . It has 28,131 households and a total area of 164.33 km2. History ...

Administration

Zilla Parishad Chairman/Administrator: Khan Saifullah Panir (খান সাইফুল্লাহ পনির) Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Johar Ali

Transportation

*Roads & Highways: *Rural communications: Water transport is a major attraction in Jhalokati district. People can travel at a cheap cost by boats and various types of engine boats. Jhalokati is famous for beautiful rivers and canals like Barishal. Tourists can find it enjoyable to travel through boats.

Population

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, the district had a population of 682,669, of which 329,147 were males and 353,522 females. Rural population was 570,666 (83.59%) while urban population was 112,003 (16.41%). The literacy rate is 66.68% for 7 years and above: 67.59% for males and 65.84% for females.

Religion

A large majority of the district population is Muslim. It has 2475 mosques, 46 Hindu temples and five Buddhist pagodas. The percentage share of minority Hindus and Christians have seen a decline in absolute numbers since the 1981 census.

Media

'' Print media'': *

Prothom Alo ''The Daily Prothom Alo'' ( bn, প্রথম আলো) is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to National Media Survey 2018, conducte ...

(National) * Kaler kantho (National) * Samakal (National) * The Daily Star (National)

Telecommunications Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

: *

BTCL BTCL or Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited is the largest telecommunications company in Bangladesh. The company was founded as the Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board (BTTB) following Bangladesh's independence in 1971. On July 1, 2008 ...

* Bangla Link * Teletalk *

Grameen Phone Grameenphone, widely abbreviated as (d/b/a) GP, is the leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh, with 83.02 million subscribers (as of January 2022). It is a joint venture between Telenor and Grameen Telecom Corporation. Tel ...

* Robi etc.

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: *Akash dth.

Notable personalities

Maqsudullah Maqṣūd Ullāh ibn Thanāʾ Ullāh ibn Ḥijr Ullāh al-Ghāzī ( ar, مقصود الله بن ثناء الله بن حجر الله الغازي; 1883–1961), or simply Maqsudullah ( bn, মকসুদুল্লাহ), was a Bengali Deob ...

, Islamic scholar and first Pir of Talgachhia * Nachiketa Chakraborty, famous Tollywood singer's family hails from Chechri Rampur village in

Notes

References

Districts of Bangladesh {{Barisal-geo-stub