Khulna district
খুলনা জেলা
District of Bangladesh
Clockwise from top-left: House of Rabindranath Tagore's father-in-law, Bamboo transported on the Poshur, Ten Dome Mosque, Rupsa Bridge, View of fields near Chalna
Location of Khulna District in Bangladesh
Location of Khulna District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Khulna District
Coordinates: 22°21′N 89°18′E / 22.35°N 89.30°E / 22.35; 89.30
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
HeadquartersKhulna
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMohammad Helal Hossain, PAA
Area
 • Total4,394.45 km2 (1,696.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total2,613,385
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
9000
HDI (2019)0.690[2]
medium · 3rd of 20
Websitewww.dckhulna.gov.bd

The Khulna District (Bengali: খুলনা জেলা, Khulna Jela also Khulna Zila) is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division, bordered on the north by the Jessore District and the Narail District, on the south by the Bay of Bengal, on the east by the Bagerhat District, and on the west by the Satkhira District.[3] It was the very first sub-division of United Bengal Province established in 1842 under Jessore district. On 1 June 1882, by notification of the official gazette published from Kolkata, Khulna and Bagerhat sub-division of Jessore district and Satkhira sub-division of 24 Pargana district formed the new district of 'Khulna'.

Geography and climate

Khulna District has a total area of 4,389.11 square kilometres (1,694.64 sq mi).[4] It borders Jessore District to the north, Narail District to the northeast, Bagerhat District to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, and Satkhira District to the west.[3]

Major rivers of Khulna District are the Rupsa (a continuation of the Bhairab and Atrai), Arpangachhia, Shibsa, Pasur, and the Koyra.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1974 1,386,347—    
1981 1,771,101+3.56%
1991 2,010,643+1.28%
2001 2,378,971+1.70%
2011 2,318,527−0.26%
2022 2,613,385+1.09%
Sources:[1][5]

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Khulna District had 670,861 households and a population of 2,613,385. 418,531 (16.01%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 595 people per km2. Khulna district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 80.66%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 992 females per 1000 males. 40.83% of the population lived in urban areas.[1]

Religion in Khulna district (2022)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 78.66%
Hinduism
 
 20.75%
Christianity
 
 0.54%
Others
 
 0.05%

76.63% of the population was Muslim and 22.68% Hindu at the time of the 2011 census. There was a small minority of Christians as well which was 0.66% of the population.[5]

Religion in present-day Khulna district[a]
Religion Population (1941)[6]: 86–87  Percentage (1941) Population (2022)[1] Percentage (2022)
Hinduism 366,867 58.29% 542,403 20.75%
Islam 260,869 41.45% 2,055,731 78.66%
Christianity 786 0.12% 14,037 0.54%
Others [b] 896 0.14% 1,214 0.05%
Total Population 629,418 100% 2,613,385 100%

Khulna was a Hindu-majority part of Bangladesh before Partition, but during the massive riots in the 1950s and 60s most of the Hindus there fled to India. The population of Hindus and Christians has remained constant since 1981, but their percentages have fallen massively.

Education

Khulna district has about 1,700 primary and secondary schools, and 320,000 pupils.[7] 15% of schools have no drinking water sources. Tubewells (55%) and rainwater harvesting (20%) are common sources of drinking water for schools in this district.[7]

The district contains the following educational institutions:

Schools:

Colleges:

Universities:

Healthcare infrastructure

The Khulna district has about 300 healthcare centres according to the Facility Registry of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[7] This includes community clinics, union health centres, union health sub-centres, and upazila health complexes.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Sadar subdivision of Khulna district, excluding territory in Sundarbans Forest thana (which is less than 7000 people for the entire district)
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Sandipak Mallik (2012). "Khulna District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khulna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Khulna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Ibrahim, M., Islam, K., Hossain, K., Podder, N. K., Khan, T. M. S., Arefin, K. Y., Islam, S., Miah, F. H., Kabir, M. R., Chowdhury, N. A., Ahammed, M.U., Alam, M.M., Osman, N., Islam, R., Rahman, L., McNicholl, D, Hope, R., Charles, K. & Hoque, S.F. (2023). Cost estimates for safe drinking water in schools and healthcare centres in Khulna District, Bangladesh. REACH Briefing Note
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