Keshabpur Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Keshabpur
locator_position = right
latd = 22.9042
longd = 89.5667
division_name = Khulna Division
district = Jessore District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 200229
population_density = 774
area_total = 258.53
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/jessore/Keshabpur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Keshabpur
footnotes =

Keshabpur ( _bn. কেশবপুর) is an Upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Keshabpur is located at coord|22.9042|N|89.5667|E| . It has 37513 units of house hold and total area 258.53 km².The distacne from Jessore City is 32 km.

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Keshabpur has a population of 200229. Males constitute are 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 103794. Keshabpur has an average literacy rate of 55.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 68.4% literate.The Keshabpur Pilot School & College is the proud of Keshabpur Upazilla. Keshabpur College is one of the best College of the Jessore district.

Administrative

Keshabpur has 9 Unions/Wards, 142 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 143 villages.

Sagardari is a village of Keshabpur upazila of Sagardari union, here Great poet Michael Modhusudan Dutta was born in 25th January,1824. Sagardari is bank on the Kapataksha Nad(river). Here, "Modhu Palli" is established where the Tourists visit everyday from allover the world. Here, "Modhu Mela",a fair, for memorandum of Modhusudan's Birthday is held every year.

ee also

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

References