Jhalokati Sadar Upazila

Jhalakati Sadar (Bengali: ঝালকাঠি সদর) is an Upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Jhalokati Sadar ঝালকাঠি সদর
Upazila
Jhalokati Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°38.6′N 90°12′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Jhalakati District
Area
• Total	204.48 km^2 (78.95 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	195,619
• Density	960/km^2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Sadar.gif Official Map of the Jhalakati Sadar Upazila

Geography

Jhalakathi Sadar is located at 22.6431°N 90.2000°E / 22.6431; 90.2000. It has 36,504 households and a total area 204.48 km². Most of its people are literate.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jhalakati Sadar had a population of 195,619. Males comprised 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. The population aged 18 or over was 102,890. Jhalakati Sadar had an average literacy rate of 54.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Economy

Between 1940 and 1975, Jhalakati was famous for the only automatic rice huller in the region owned by Shudhangshu Bhushan Das Son of Aswini Kumar Das. It was a thriving complex built on an area approximately 2 square kilometer. The smoke from the chimney served as a navigation landmark by passing steamers while the factory siren could be heard from as far as Barisal. After the company declared bankruptcy in 1975 their descendants eventually migrated to India and other parts of Bangladesh. The massive ruins of the factory can still be seen at west Chandkati.

Administration

Jhalakati Sadar has 12 Unions/Wards, 186 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 176 villages.

Notable residents

• Amir Hossain Amu, Minister of Industries, has been the Member of Parliament for constituency Jhalokati-2 since 2009.[3][4]
• A. K. Fazlul Huq, Prime Minister of Bengal (1937–1943) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956–1958), was born at Saturia in 1873.[5]
• Golam Mustafa, actor
• Kamini Roy, poet and social worker, was born at Basanda village in 1864.[6]

See also

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

References

1. Md Mizanur Rahman (2012). "Jhalokati Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). 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.
3. "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
4. "Constituency 126_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament.
5. Gandhi, Rajmohan (1986). Eight Lives: A Study of the Hindu-Muslim Encounter. SUNY Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-88706-196-6.
6. Kahaly, Anirudha (2012). "Roy, Kamini". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.