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Kushtia Sadar Upazila (kushtia district) with an area of 316.26 sq km, is bounded by pabna sadar and ishwardi upazilas on the north, harinakunda and shailakupa upazilas on the south, kumarkhali upazila on the east, and mirpur (Kushtia) and alamdanga upazilas on the west. Main rivers: Ganges, Garai, Kaliganga and Kumar.
Kushtia (Town) Kushtia municipal town consists
of 12 wards and 29 mahallas. The area of the town is 13.31 sq km. It has
a population of 86066; male 51.34%, female 48.66%; density of population
is 6466 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 64.1%.
Administration Kushtia Sadar
thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 1 municipality, 12 wards, 14 union parishads, 140 mouzas and 157 villages. Archeological heritage and relics Jhaudia Mosque (Mughal period) and Swastipur Mosque (Shayesta Khan period). Historical events Like other parts of Bengal indigo resistance movement spread over Kushtia. It also had a great contribution in the war of liberation. 147 members of Pakistan army reached Kushtia on 25 March 1971 and they faced a great resistance from a group of police, ansars, students and local people. On 30 March 1971, the flag of independent Bangladesh was hoisted in Kushtia. Marks of War of Liberation Mass graveyard 1 (Kushtia), sculpture 1 (Mukta Bangla) compound and a small mausoleum at Bangshitala. Population 368774; male 51.77% and female 48.23%; Muslim 94.36%, Hindu 5.53% and others 0.11%. Religious institutions Mosque 202, temple 31, tomb 12, graveyard 15, cremating site 3. Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 33.7%; male 39.5% and female 27.4%. Educational institutions: university 1, law college 1, government college 2, private college 5, teachers training college 1, madrasa 11, private high school 39, junior school 5, government primary school 43, private primary school 27, satellite school 31, kindergarten 14 and youth training centre 1. Noted educational institutions: Mission Primary School (1898), Kushtia Government University College (1947), Kushtia High School (1910) and Kushtia Zila School (1960). Cultural organisations Public library 3, theatre stage 2, cinema hall 4, literary organisation 4, women's organisation 9. Main occupations Agriculture 27.8%, transport 3.08%, commerce 18.58%, weaving 2.9%, industry 1.18%, service 16.96%, agricultural labourer 16.49%, wage labourer 2.69%, construction 1.85%, others 8.47%. Land use Cultivable land 37333.06 hectare; fallow land 99915.95 hectare; single crop 23.88%, double crop 46.44% and treble crop 29.88%. Land under irrigation about 25000 hectare. Land control Among the peasants 48.5% are marginal and small, 42.9% medium and 8.6%
rich. Value of land Market of value of land of first grade is about Tk. 10000 per 0.01 hectare. Main crops Paddy, wheat, jute, sugarcane, potato, tobacco, betel leaf. Extinct and nearly extinct crops Indigo. Main fruits Mango, banana, jackfruit, litchi. Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 9, poultry 376, hatchery 7. Communication facilities Roads: pucca 28 km, semi pucca 67 km, mud road 74 km; railways 19 km. Traditional transport Palanquin
(extinct), bullock cart and horse carriage (nearly extinct), boat. Manufactories Noted among the industry units in Kushtia Sadar are the Jagati Sugar Mills, BRB Cables Ltd, Renwick Jaggesswar Factory, North Bengal Plastics. Cottage industries The upazila is rich in cottage industry especially nakshi kantha, bamboo and cane work. Hats and bazars Noted hats and bazars are Rajar Hat and the Paurashava Bazar; Rath Mela and the Baishakhi Mela are notable. Main exports Tobacco, betel leaf, banana and sugarcane. NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, Swanirvar Bangladesh, CDL, Mukti, Shetu, Joy, Disha, Jagarani, Dristi, Bodhodaya, Kormei Mukti.
Health centres District sadar hospital 1, upazila
health complex 1, health and family planning centre 1, mother and child
welfare centre 1, TB hospital 1, diabetic centre 1, jail hospital 1, eye
hospital 1 and children's hospital 1. [SM Rakib Nehal]
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