Khulna District

Khulna District (Bengali: খুলনা জেলা, Khulna Jela also Khulna Zila) is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division. It is bordered on the north by the Jessore District and the Narail District, on the south by the Bay of Bengal, on the east by the Bagerhat District, and on the west by the Satkhira District.[2]It was the very first sub-division of United Bengal Province established in 1842 under Jessore district. On 1st June 1882 by notification of the official gazette published from Kolkata, Khulna and Bagerhat sub-division of Jessore district and Satkhira sub-division of 24 Pargana district formed the new Zila 'Khulna'.

Khulna district
খুলনা জেলা
District of Bangladesh
Clockwise from top-left: House of Rabindranath Tagore's father-in-law, Bamboo transported on the Poshur, Ten Dome Mosque, Rupsa Bridge, View of fields near Chalna
Motto(s): 
Tiger roar, prosperity and achievement
Location of Khulna District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Khulna District
Coordinates: 22.35°N 89.30°E / 22.35; 89.30
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
SeatDistrict council, Khulna
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMohammad Helal Hossain, PAA
Area
 • Total4,389.11 km2 (1,694.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total3,118,527
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 • Total72.81%
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
9000
HDI (2019)0.690[1]
medium · 3rd of 20
Websitewww.dckhulna.gov.bd

Demographics
Religion in Khulna district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 69.63%
Hinduism
 
 22.72%
Christianity
 
 9.66%
Others
 
 0.04%

At the time of the 2011 census, Khulna district had a population of 2318527 of which 1175686 were males and 1142841 were females. 66.46% of the population lived in rural areas while 33.54% of the population lived in urban areas. The literacy rate was 60.14%: for males it was 64.32% while for females it was 55.85%.[3] 69.63% of the population was Muslim and 22.72% Hindu at the time of the 2011 census. There was a small minority of Christians as well which was 9.66% of the population.

Geography and climate

Khulna District has a total area of 4,389.11 square kilometres (1,694.64 sq mi).[4] It borders Jessore District to the north, Narail District to the northeast, Bagerhat District to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, and Satkhira District to the west.[2]

Major rivers of Khulna District are the Rupsa (a continuation of the Bhairab and Atrai), Arpangachhia, Shibsa, Pasur, and the Koyra.[2]

Education

The district contains educational institutions including:

School

Colleges

Universities

See also

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. Sandipak Mallik (2012). "Khulna District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011(Zila aeries)". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Khulna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
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