Khulna District (Bengali: খুলনা জেলা, Khulna Jela also Khulna Zila) is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division. It is 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.[2] 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 Zila 'Khulna'.

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
Expandable map of Khulna District
Coordinates: 22.35°N 89.30°E / 22.35; 89.30
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
Seat	District council, Khulna
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Mohammad Helal Hossain, PAA
Area
• Total	4,389.11 km2 (1,694.64 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	3,118,527
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	72.81%
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	9000
HDI (2019)	0.690[1] medium · 3rd of 20
Website	www.dckhulna.gov.bd

Geography and climate

Khulna District has a total area of 4,389.11 square kilometres (1,694.64 sq mi).[3] 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.[2]

Major rivers of Khulna District are the Rupsa (a continuation of the Bhairab and Atrai), Arpangachhia, Shibsa, Pasur, and the Koyra.[2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Khulna district had a population of 2,318,527 of which 1,175,686 were males and 1,142,841 were females. Rural population was 1,540,939 (66.46%) while urban population was 777,588 (33.54%). Khulna had a literacy rate 60.14% for the population 7 years and above: 64.32% for males and 55.85% for females.[4]

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.[4]

Religion in present-day Khulna district[lower-alpha 1]

Religion	Population (1941)[5]: 86–87	Percentage (1941)	Population (2011)[4]	Percentage (2011)
Hinduism	366,867	58.29%	525,727	22.68%
Islam	260,869	41.45%	1,776,749	76.63%
Christianity	786	0.12%	15,239	0.66%
Others [lower-alpha 2]	896	0.14%	812	0.03%
Total Population	629,418	100%	2,318,527	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 absolute numbers have fallen massively.

Education

The district contains educational institutions including:

School

• Government Coronation Secondary Girls' School
• Government Daulatpur Muhsin High School
• Khulna Zilla School

Colleges

• Govt Majid Memorial City College
• khulna Government Model School and eCollage
• Khulna Medical College
• Khulna Collectorate Public School and College

Universities

• Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
• Khulna University
• Khulna Agricultural University

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Khulna Division

Notes

References

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[ru] Кхулна (округ)