Jhalokati District

Jhalakati ঝালকাঠি
District
Coordinates: 22.6431°N 90.2000°ECoordinates: 22.6431°N 90.2000°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
Area
• Total	758.06 km2 (292.69 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	696,055
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	51.2%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Website	Banglapedia Article

Jhalokati (Bengali: ঝালকাঠি জেলা) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. With an area of 758.06 km², Jhalokati is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna district and the Bishkhali river tn the south, Lohagara Upazila and Pirojpur district to the west. Annual average temperatures: maximum 33.3°C, minimum 12.1°C; annual rainfall 2506 mm. Main rivers in this district are Bishkhali, Sugandha, Dhansiri, Gabkhan, Jangalia and Bamanda,Bazitpur river.

Contents

• 1 Subdivisions
• 2 Administration
• 3 Transportation
• 4 Religion
• 5 Media
• 6 See also

Subdivisions

The district is administratively subdivided into 4 upazilas, these are:

1. Jhalokati Sadar Upazila
2. Kathalia Upazila
3. Nalchity Upazila
4. Rajapur Upazila

Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Sarder Mohammad Shah Alam [1] Deputy Commissioner (DC): Oshok Kumar Bishshash [2]

Transportation

• Roads & Highways:
• Rural communications:

Religion

Religion in Jhalokati District
Religion			Percent
Islam			87.31%
Hinduism			12.64%
Others			0.05%

The district of Jhalokati consists 2475 mosques, 46 temples and five Buddhist temples.

Media

Print media:

• Prothom Alo (National)
• The Daily Kaler kantho (National)
• Daily Samakal (National)

Telecommunications:

• Airtel, BTCL, Bangla Link, Teletalk, Grameen Phone.

Satellite Television:

• TATA Sky.