Khansama Upazila


Khansama is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Khansama is located at ; it has 23,735 households and total area 179.72 km².

Demographics

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.
Historical Place: Aoo kora mosjid, Khansama Bridge
Entertainment place: Anondo vubon, Shisupark

History

Khansama Persian word. Its lexical meaning - servant or servant. It is said that a wealthy merchant in this upazila was a very loyal servant. The servant gained immensely 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.

Honorable and famous person

1.Colonel Mohammad Abdu
2.Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali

Administration

Khansama has 6 unions/wards, 57 mauzas/mahallas, and 57 villages.
The Unions are
No. 1 Alokjhari Union
No. 2 Bherbheri Union
No. 3 Angarpara Union
No. 4 khamarpara Union
No. 5 Bhabki Union
No. 6 Goaldihi Union

Population data

According to the 2011 census, the total population is 1,78,314. Of these, males - 90,038 and females - 88,276. The population density is 956 / km2