Jhalokati Sadar Upazila
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Jhalakati Sadar is an Upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal
, Bangladesh
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, 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.
Honourable People of Jhalakati
Between 1940 and 1975 Jhalakati was famous for the only automatic rice mill 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 there descendants eventually migrated to India and other parts of Bangladesh.The massive ruins of the factory can still be seen at west chandkati.
Barisal Division
Barisal Division is located in south-central Bangladesh, with an area of 13,644.85 km2, and with a population of 8,147,000 at the 2011 Census . It is bounded by Dhaka division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong division on the east and Khulna division on the west...
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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Geography
Jhalakathi Sadar is located at 22.6431°N 90.2000°E . It has 36504 units of house hold and total area 204.48 km².it is one of peaceful town of bangladesh. most of the people are literate.Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...
, 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.
Administrative
Jhalakati Sadar has 12 Unions/Wards, 186 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 176 villages.Honourable People of Jhalakati
- Ser-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Haque(By Birth)
- Khan Saheb Syed Uddin Ahmed
- Amir Hossain Amu-The National Hero.
- Poet Kamini Roy-Writer of Pache Looke Kisu Bole.
- Golam Mostofa-Actor
- Hasan Imam-Actor
- Tomalica Karmokar-Actor
- Sultan Hossain Khan -Founder chairman-DUDOK
- Sayed Musibul Haque-X Cabinet Secretary
- Shajahan Omor-Bir Uttom
Between 1940 and 1975 Jhalakati was famous for the only automatic rice mill 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 there descendants eventually migrated to India and other parts of Bangladesh.The massive ruins of the factory can still be seen at west chandkati.