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'''Khalishpur Thana''' (Khulna metropolitan) area 12.35 sq km, located in between 22°50' and 22°52' north latitudes and in between 89°31' and 89°34' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Daulatpur Thana|daulatpur]] ([[Khulna District|khulna]]) thana and [[Dighalia Upazila|dighalia]] upazila on the north, [[Sonadanga Thana|sonadanga]] and '[[Kotwali Thana (Khulna Metropolitan)|kotwali]] thanas and [[Dumuria Upazila|dumuria]] upazila on the south, [[Rupsa Upazila|rupsa]] and Dighalia upazilas on the east, Dumuria upazila and Daulatpur thana on the west.

''Population'' 235018; male 128474, female 106544; Muslim 222503, Hindu 9171, Buddhist 3237, Christian 91 and others 16.

''Water bodies'' Main river: [[Rupsa Upazila|rupsa]].

''Administration'' Khalishpur Thana was formed in 1986.

''Archaeological heritage and relic'' House of Mahim Das, Khalishpur Sattya Asram.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="7" | Thana
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward || rowspan="2" | Mahalla || colspan="2"| Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" |
Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || Urban || Rural
|-
| 8+2 (Part) || 41 || 235018 || - || 20490০ || 73.72 || -

|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="5"| Ward
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward No. || rowspan="2" | Area (per sq km) || colspan="2"| Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
| Ward No. 7 || 0.40 || 8014 || 6794 || 63.32
|-
| Ward No. 8 || 0.46 || 11620 || 6925 || 80.43
|-
| Ward No. 9 || 2.89 || 18246 || 16368 || 69.37
|-
| Ward No. 10 || 0.95 || 9688 || 8830 || 74.76
|-
| Ward No. 11 || 0.36 || 11512 || 7886 || 78.63
|-
| Ward No. 12 || 1.00 || 27153 || 24883 || 72.66
|-
| Ward No. 13 || 1.20 || 11475 || 8484 || 75.30
|-
| Ward No. 14 || 1.69 || 13895 || 12549 || 74.44
|-
| Ward No. 15 (Part) || 2.38 || 14180 || 11544 || 78.58
|-
| Ward No. 16 (Part) || 1.02 || 2691 || 2281 || 60.19
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''History of the War of Liberation'' A battle was fought in the area adjacent to Baikali Cinema Hall and Boyra Girl's College in 1971 in which some members of the Pak army and a number of freedom fighters were killed. Besides the massacre in the house of Munshi Siddiqur Rahman by the Pak army ruthlessly killed 13 persons. This was popularly known as the 'Tragedy of Munshi House'.

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''Marks of War of Liberation'' Monument 1.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 30, temple 2, church 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 73.72%; male 77.46%, female 69.15%%. Noted educational institutions: Khalishpur Secondary School (1904).

''Cultural organisations'' Stadium 1, cinema hall 3, women organisation 1, playground 10.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 3.03%, non-agricultural labourer 4.84%, commerce 17.92%, transport and communication 7.74%, service 43.98%, construction 3.31%, religious service 0.19%, rent and remittance 1.98% and others 17.01%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 49.94%, landless 50.06%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, betel nut, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' betel leaf, potato.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jack fruit, litchi, papaya, blackberry, coconut,

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Poultry 20.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 135 km, semi-pucca road 10 km, mud road 240 km; waterway 12 nautical miles.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart.

''Noted manufactories'' Jute mills 5, steal mill 2, cold storage 1. Newsprint Mill, Khulna Hardbord Mill are notable.

''Cottage industries'' Cottage industry 15, pipe CI seat factory 1.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 4, fair 3.

''Main export'' Jute, jute made product, newsprint, hard board.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and union of the thana are under electrification net-work. However 87.60% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 90.61%, pond 8.94%, tap 0.06% and others 0.39%.

''Sanitation'' 87.00% of dwelling households of the thana use sanitary latrines and 12.25% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 0.75% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Main exports'' Salt, molasses.

''Health centres'' Khulna Medical Hospital (Boyra), UCEF HP health centre 1, family planning centre 9, child hospital 1.

''NGO activities'' [[ASA|asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]], CARE, Concern, BRIDGE, Pisom Bangladesh. [Ekramul Kabir]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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