Khetlal Upazila

Khetlal (Bengali: ক্ষেতলাল) is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1] Khetlal Thana was formed in 1847 and it was turned into an upazila on 3 July 1983. Khetlal Municipality was declared on 9 December 2010.

Khetlal
ক্ষেতলাল
Upazila
Khetlal is located in Bangladesh
Khetlal
Khetlal
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°1.5′N 89°8′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictJoypurhat District
Area
 • Total142.6 km2 (55.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total115,918
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Khetlal

Geography

Khetlal Upazila, having an area of 142.60 km2, is located in between 24°56' and 25°08' north latitudes and in between 89°02' and 89°12' east longitudes. The upazila is bounded by Joypurhat sadar upazila on the north, Akkelpur and Dhupchanchia upazilas on the south, Kalai and Shibganj (Bogura) upazilas on the east, Joypurhat Sadar and Akkelpur upazilas on the west.[2]

Water bodies Main rivers: Tulsiganga, Harabati.

History

Khetlāl was listed in the Ain-i-Akbari (as "Khetnāl") as a mahal in sarkar Ghoraghat.[3]: 43  It was listed with an assessed revenue of 40,367 dams (this translation spells the name "Kaṇhṭál").[4]: 135 

Demographics

Par the 2001 Bangladesh census, the upazila had a population of 115918 constituting 59274 males, 56644 females, 105728 Muslims, 9981 Hindus, 65 Buddhists, 18 Christians and 126 from other religions. Indigenous communities such as santal and oraon also belong to this upazila.[1]

Administration

Khetlal Upazila is divided into Khetlal Municipality and five union parishads:Alampur, Barail, Baratara, Khetlal, and Mamudpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 88 mauzas and 155 villages.[5]

Khetlal Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.[5]

See also

References
  • Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Khetlal Upazila 2007.[6]
  1. Shahnaz Parveen (2012), "Khetlal Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Khetlal Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  3. Habib, Irfan (1982). An Atlas of the Mughal Empire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195603796. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1891). The Ain-i-Akbari. Translated by Jarrett, Henry Sullivan. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Joypurhat" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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