Thursday, March 7, 2013

Kushtia District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Kushtia District (Khulna division) with an area of 1621.15 sq km is bounded by rajshahi, natore, pabna districts on the north, chuadanga, Jhenaidah districts on the south, rajbari districts on the east, West Bengal of India and meherpur district on the west. Main rivers are Ganges, Garai, Mathabhanga, Kaliganga and Kumar. Annual average highest temperature 37.8ºC and lowest 11.2ºC; annual rainfall 1467 mm.

Kushtia At a Glance

Area: 1621.15 Km2
Upazila Road: 735.71 Km
Union Road: 522.71 Km
Village Road: 1499.44 Km VA
1080.04 Km VB
Population: 18,13,786
Density: 1073 per Km2
Literacy: 43.10 %
Upazilas: 6
Union: 66
Pourashavas: 5
Primary Schools: 430
High Schools: 313
Colleges: 64

Upazilas

Bheramara
Daulatpur
Khoksha
Kumarkhali
Kushtia Sadar
Mirpur