Khalishpur Thana

Khalishpur খালিশপুর
Upazila
Khalishpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°51′N 89°32.2′E / 22.850°N 89.5367°ECoordinates: 22°51′N 89°32.2′E / 22.850°N 89.5367°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Khulna District
Area
• Total	11.47 km^2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	173,255
• Density	15,105/km^2 (39,120/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/khulna/Khalishpur.gif

Khalishpur (Bengali: খালিশপুর) is an Upazila of Khulna District^[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Khalishpur is located at 22°51′00″N 89°32′10″E / 22.8500°N 89.5361°E. It has 35343 households and total area 11.47 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Khalishpur has a population of 173255. Males constitute 55.95% of the population, and females 44.05%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 96193. Khalishpur has an average literacy rate of 59.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administration

Khalishpur has 9 Unions/Wards, 40 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 0 villages.

See also

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

References

1. Ekramul Kabir (2012), "Khalishpur Thana", 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.