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'''Khan Jahan Ali Thana''' (Khulna metropolitan) area 8 sq km, located in between 22°53' and 22°55' north latitudes and in between 89°29' and 89°31' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Phultala Upazila|phultala]] upazila on the north, [[Dumuria Upazila|dumuria]] upazila on the south, [[Dighalia Upazila|dighalia]] upazila and [[Daulatpur Thana|daulatpur]] ([[Khulna District|khulna]]) thana on the east, Phultala and Dumuria upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 36853; male 20147, female 16706; Muslim 34471, Hindu 2163, Buddhist 203 and others 16.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Rupsa-Pasur River|rupsa]]; Beel Dakatia is notable.

''Administration'' Khan Jahan Ali Thana was formed in 1886.
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="7" | Thana
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward and union || rowspan="2" | Mahalla and Mouza || colspan="2"| Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || Urban || Rural
|-
| 1+ 1 (Part) || 4 || 5177 || 31676 || 4607 || 77.10 || 72.50
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="5" | Ward and union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of the ward and union || rowspan="2" | Area (sq km) || colspan="2"| Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
| Ward no. 2 (Part) || 1.07 || 3079 || 2098 || 77.10
|-
| Jugipal 48 || 6.93 || 17068 || 14608 || 72.50
|}

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

''Archaeological heritage and relics'' [[Shatgumbad Mosque|satgumbad mosque]], Khan Jahan Ali Dighi.

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

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 200, temple 20.

[[Image:KhanJahanAliThana.jpg|thumb|400px]]

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 74.8%; male 78.89%, female 67.93%. Noted educational institutions: Cantonment School and College, Khan Jahan Ali Adarsha College.

''Cultural organisations'' Club 5, cinema hall 2, playground 15.

''Noted installations'' Police Training Centre, Rainge Reserve Force (RRF) and Armed Battalion Head Quarter, Wonder land Park (Cantonment) and Zoo.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 9.17%, non-agricultural labourer 3.49%, industry 6.55%, commerce 17.09%, transport and communication 8.20%, service 37.38%, construction 3.66%, religious service 0.09%, rent and remittance 2.10% and others 15.27%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 39%,' landless 61%.

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

''Main fruits'' Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, litchi, papaya, coconut.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

''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.

''Noted manufactories'' Jute mill, textile mill, flour mill, medicine farm, battery factory, steal mill, salt factory, saw mill, aluminum factory, packaging industry.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Fulbaria Hat, Shiromoni Bazar and Jahanabad Cantonment Fair are notable.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and union of the thana are under electrification net-work. However 67.64% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 91.72%, pond 0.55%, tap 6.57% and others 1.16%.

''Sanitation'' 13.67% of dwelling households of the thana use sanitary latrines and 23.63% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 0.20% of households do not have latrine facilities

''Health centres'' Child hospital 1, TB hospital 1, clinic 1, family planning centre 5.

''NGO activities'' [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]]. [Ekramul Kabir]

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

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