Kumarkhali Upazila

Kumarkhali কুমারখালি
Upazila
Shilaidaha Kuthibari, the famous residence of Rabindranath Tagore, is located at Kumarkhali
Kumarkhali Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°51′15.12″N 89°14′30.12″E / 23.8542000°N 89.2417000°ECoordinates: 23°51′15.12″N 89°14′30.12″E / 23.8542000°N 89.2417000°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Kushtia District
Capital	Kumarkhali
Area
• Total	265.89 km^2 (102.66 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	269,008
• Density	1,012/km^2 (2,620/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official site Official map of Kumarkhali

Kumarkhali (Bengali: কুমারখালি) is an Upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.^[1] It is famous for the Shelaidaha area, where the poet Rabindranath Tagore spent a considerable time of his youth.

Geography

Kumarkhali is located at 23°51′15″N 89°14′30″E / 23.8542°N 89.2417°E . It has 48387 households and total area 265.89 km².

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census Kumarkhali had a population of 269,008, of whom 133,845 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.77% of the population, and females 48.23%. Kumarkhali had an average literacy rate of 24.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.^[2]

Administration

Kumarkhali has 11 Unions and about 150 villages.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

External links

• Kumarkhali Home Page (Bengali)

References

1. Shiek Md Badrul Alam Tipu (2012), "Kumarkhali Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.