Time zone BST (UTC+6) | Capital Kumarkhali Area 265.9 km² | |
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Kumarkhali (Bengali: কুমারখালি) is an Upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is famous for the Shelaidaha area, where the poet Rabindranath Tagore spent a considerable time of his youth.
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Map of Kumarkhali, Bangladesh
Geography
Kumarkhali is located at 23.8542°N 89.2417°E / 23.8542; 89.2417 . It has 48387 households and total area 265.89 km².
Demographics
At the 1991 Bangladesh census Kumarkhali had a population of 269,008, of whom 133,845 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.77% of the population, and females 48.23%. Kumarkhali had an average literacy rate of 24.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Kumarkhali has 11 Unions and about 150 villages.
References
Kumarkhali Upazila Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA