Khulna (district)

The Khulna District (খুলনা জেলা , Khulna Jela also Khulna Zila) is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division, 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. 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 has a total area of . 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. Major rivers of Khulna District are the Rupsa (a continuation of the Bhairab and Atrai), Arpangachhia, Shibsa, Pasur, and the Koyra. According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Khulna District had 670,923 households and a population of 2,613,365, 40.8% of whom lived in urban areas. The population density was 595 people per km2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 80.6%, compared to the national average of 74.7%. 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. 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. 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 Collage Khulna Medical College Khulna Collectorate Public School and College Universit