Khansama Upazila


Khansama is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
WWW khansama.dinajpur.gov.bd

Geography

Khansama is located at ; it has a total area of 179.72 km2.
The upazila is bounded by Debiganj and Nilphamari Sadar upazilas on the north, Chirirbandar and Dinajpur Sadar upazilas on the south, Nilphamari Sadar upazila on the east, Kaharole and Birganj upazilas on the west.

History

Khansama is a Persian word. Its lexical meaning - servant or servant. It is said that a wealthy merchant in this upazila had a very loyal servant. The servant gained immense reputation for honesty, fidelity and etiquette. In order to keep his memory memorable, this region is named after 'Khansamama'. Khansama was named as 21 January 1891. Khansama thana was created in 1891 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Khansama Upazila had 47,537 households and a population of 197,402. 9.70% of the population were under 5 years of age. Khansama had a literacy rate of 71.02%: 74.15% for males and 67.86% for females, and a sex ratio of 101.43 males for every 100 females. 30,191 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Khansama Upazila had 39,440 households and a population of 171,764. 39,771 were under 10 years of age. Khansama had a literacy rate of 47.51%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. 8,973 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Khansama has a population of 123782. Males constitute 50.85% of the population, and females 49.15%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 60772. Khansama has an average literacy rate of 23.2% ; the national average is 32.4% literacy.

Administration

UNO: Md. Taz Uddin.
Khansama, formed as a Thana in 1891, was converted into an upazila in 1983.
Khansama Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Alokjhari, Angarpara, Bhabki, Bherbheri, Goaldihi, and Khamarpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 57 mauzas and 57 villages.

Notable people