Shailkupa Upazila

Shailkupa শৈলকুপা
Upazila
Shailkupa Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°41.5′N 89°15′E / 23.6917°N 89.250°ECoordinates: 23°41.5′N 89°15′E / 23.6917°N 89.250°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Jhenaidah District
Area
• Total	373.42 km^2 (144.18 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	293,341
• Density	786/km^2 (2,040/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Shailkupa

Shailkupa (Bengali: শৈলকুপা) is an Upazila of Jhenaidah District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

History

Kamanna shaheed day

November 26 is Kamanna shaheed day. On this day in 1971, Pakistani occupation army guided by local collaborators shot dead 27 freedom fighters in a surprise nightly attack.
Forty-two freedom fighters, who had fought against Pak army all day long, reached the village said freedom fighter Rashedul Hassan Bablu. Tired, they took shelter at the houses of Madhab Chandra Bhoumik and Samoli Begum and fell asleep at night.
Local Rajakars, who came to know about their presence, guided the Pak army at Jhenidah Cadet College and Magura to Kamanna village. They retreated when freedom fighters from the nearest camp marched towards the spot and opened fire.
In the morning, the freedom fighters and villagers buried 27 bodies in five graves on the bank of Kumar river.
Local freedom fighters have urged setting up of a memorial and preservation of the graves of the freedom fighters.

            added,
             mir shahabuddin-the man,who lead freedom fighter in 1971 around this circle of kustia,jhenaidah & magura zone.in 1971 when the war started, he was working as chief administrator(DC) at kustia Zilla.he was few of them,who fights at the battle field & done impressive job.though he was a high ranking government officer. every historical-publishes about 1971,declared his contribution at 1971.MIR SHAHABUDDIN born at Shailkupa Upazila.

Geography

Shailkupa is located at 23°41′30″N 89°15′00″E / 23.6917°N 89.2500°E . It has 51, 595 households and a total area of 373.42 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shailkupa has a population of 293341. Males constitute 51.43% of the population, and females 48.57%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 151516. Shailkupa has an average literacy rate of 66.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administration

Shailkupa has 15 unions, 211 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 258 villages. Karcher Kole union is the bigger union of Shailkupa Upazila.The largest union in shailkupa is Umedpur holding no.13.The river gorai flows in north-east side of Shailkupa but the main town is on the river Kumar.

Notable residents

• Abdul Hyee (state minister)

References

1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.