Jhalokati Sadar Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Jhalokati Sadar
locator_position = right
latd = 22.6431
longd = 90.2000
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Jhalakati District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 195619
population_density = 957
area_total = 204.48
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/jhalakati/Jhalakati Sadar.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Jhalakati Sadar Upazila
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Jhalakati Sadar ( _bn. ঝালকাঠি সদর) is an Upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Jhalakati Sadar is located at coord|22.6431|N|90.2000|E| . It has 36504 units of house hold and total area 204.48 km².

Demographics

As of|1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Jhalakati Sadar has a population of 195619. Males constitute are 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102890. Jhalakati Sadar has an average literacy rate of 54.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

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

Honourable People of Jhalakati

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1.Ser-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Haque(By Birth)
2.Amir Hossain Amu-The National Hero.
3.Poet Kamini Roy-Writer of Pache Looke Kisu Bole.
4.Golam Mostofa-Actor
5.Hasan Imam-Actor
6.Tomalica Karmokar-Actor
7.Sultan Hossain Khan -Founder chairman-DUDOK
8.Sayed Musibul Haque-X Cabinet Secretary
9.Shajahan Omor-Bir Uttom

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References