Paikgachha Upazila

Paikgachha পাইকগাছা
Upazila
Paikgachha Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°35.3′N 89°20.2′E / 22.5883°N 89.3367°ECoordinates: 22°35.3′N 89°20.2′E / 22.5883°N 89.3367°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Khulna District
Government
• Political Leader	Rahmatulla dadu vi,Principal Ruhul Quddus MP,Advocate S.M. Babor Ali M.P, K.M Arifuzzaman Tuhin
Area
• Total	411.19 km^2 (158.76 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	225,085
• Density	550/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Paikgachha

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

Geography

Paikgachha is located at 22°35′20″N 89°20′10″E / 22.5889°N 89.3361°E . It has 41194 households and total area 411.19 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Paikgachha has a population of 225085. Males constitute 51.14% of the population, and females 48.86%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117629. Paikgachha has an average literacy rate of 32.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administration

Paikgachha has 10 Unions/Wards, 172 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 212 villages.

Kharia, Kharia Lebu-bunia

Transport

Paikgachha Bridge connects Paikgachha with its south part and Koyra Upazilla successfully.

Education

Secondary school

• Paikgachha Govt. Boys School
• Kharia High School, Kharia, Paikgacha
• Kharia Nabarun High School, Kharia, Paikgacha
• Lakshmikhola High School
• Paikgachha Govt. Girls School
• Chandkhali Multilateral Secondary School
• Haridhali Union Secondary School
• PTD Technical and Vocational School
• Kapilmuni Sahachari Vidya Mandir.

College

• Paikgachha College
• Chandkhali College
• Fasiar Rahman Women's College, Paikgachha
• Alomtala Sinior Fazil Madrasah
• Gojalia Kalua Alim Madrasah
• Kapilmuni Sahachary Vidya mandir school & college
• Kapilmuni College
• Haridhali Kapilmuni Mohila College

Notable residents

• Prafulla Chandra Ray - Bengali chemist, educator and entrepreneur
• Qazi Imdadul Haq - Bangladeshi writer
• Meher Musolli

See also

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

References

1. Ashraful Islam Goldar (2012), "Paikgachha 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.