Khansama Upazila
Khansama
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Khansama (
Geography
Khansama is located at 25°55′40″N 88°44′00″E / 25.9278°N 88.7333°E; it has 23,735 households and total area 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.[2]
Demographics
According to the
As of the
History
Khansama is a Persian word. Its lexical meaning - servant or servant. It is said that a wealthy merchant in this upazila (somehow the British merchant in some sense) 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.
Administration
Khansama, formed as a Thana in 1891, was converted into an upazila in 1983.[6]
Khansama Upazila is divided into six
Notable people
- Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Member of Parliament for Dinajpur-4
- Alhaj Kachimuddin Sarkar
- Saiful Islam (BSC)
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ Mamtajur Alam (2012), "Khansama Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Khansama Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dinajpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Dinajpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
- ^ "Khansama Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.