Kushtia Sadar Upazila

Kushtia Sadar
কুষ্ঠিয়া সদর
Upazila
Kushtia Sadar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°54′N 89°8′E / 23.900°N 89.133°E / 23.900; 89.133Coordinates: 23°54′N 89°8′E / 23.900°N 89.133°E / 23.900; 89.133
Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Kushtia District
Area
  Total 316.26 km2 (122.11 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 502.255
  Density 1,166/km2 (3,020/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Kushtia Sadar

Kushtia Sadar (Bengali: কুষ্ঠিয়া সদর) is an Upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

N704 at Chourhas more, Kushtia.

Kushtia Sadar is located at 23°54′00″N 89°08′00″E / 23.9000°N 89.1333°E / 23.9000; 89.1333 . It has 66787 households and total area 316.26 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kushtia Sadar has a population of 368774. Males constitute 51.77% of the population, and females 48.23%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 194778. Kushtia Sadar has an average literacy rate of 33.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Kushtia Sadar has 18 Unions/Wards, 144 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 157 villages.

Education

1. Kushtia Zilla School 2. Goswami Durgapur High School 3. Kaburhat High School 4. Khajanagor Govt. Primary School 5. Khajanagor Arabia Dakhil Madrasha

See also

References

  1. SM Rakib Nehal (2012), "Kushtia Sadar 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.


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