Khoksa is a town in

Kushtia District Kushtia District ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া জেলা, pronunciation: ''kuʃʈia'') is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh l ...

in eastern

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 ...

and the headquarters of

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, Kh ...

. It is about from

Kushtia Kushtia ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া) is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. The second largest city in Khulna div ...

city.

Geography

Khoksa is on the east bank of the

Madhumati River The Gorai-Madhumati River ( bn, গড়াই-মধুমতি ''Gôŗai-Modhumoti'') is one of the longest rivers in Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. In the upper reaches it is called the Gorai, and the name changes to Madhumat ...

Demography

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, 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 and Goalundo Ghat. Khoksa is on regional highway R710, which connects to the northwest to

, about away, and runs east about to the Faridpur– Daulatdia segment of national highway N7.

Arts and culture

The

Kali Puja Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu calendar month of Ashway ...

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.

References

{{Reflist Cities in Kusthia District Populated places in Khulna Division