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Khoksa

Khoksa
খোকসা
Pond in Khoksa
Pond in Khoksa
Khoksa is located in Bangladesh
Khoksa
Khoksa
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°48′25″N 89°17′05″E / 23.80694°N 89.28472°E / 23.80694; 89.28472
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKushtia District
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
17,607
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Khoksa is a town in Kushtia District in eastern Bangladesh and the headquarters of Khoksa Upazila. It is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Kushtia city.

Geography

Khoksa is on the east bank of the Madhumati River.

Demography

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Khoksa Municipality had 4,086 households and a population of 17,607. 9.1% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 58.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[1][2]

Transport

Khoksha railway station is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of town,[3] in Shomospur, on the branch line connecting Poradah and Goalundo Ghat.

Khoksa is on regional highway R710, which connects to the northwest to Kushtia, about 26 kilometres (16 mi) away, and runs east about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the FaridpurDaulatdia segment of national highway N7.

Arts and culture

The Kali Puja festival is celebrated annually.[3]

Education

There are two colleges in the town: Khoksa Government College, founded in 1972, and Alhaj Saidur Rahman Mantu Mahila College.

According to Banglapedia, Khoksa Janipur Government Pilot High School, founded in 1910, is a notable secondary school.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Community Report: Kushtia" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Garrett, J. H. E., ed. (1910). Bengal District Gazetteers: Nadia. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Book Depot. p. 173.
  4. ^ "Khoksa Upazila". Banglapedia.