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'''Paikgachha Upazila''' ([[Khulna District|khulna district]]) area 411.19 sq km, located in between 22°28' and 22°43' north latitudes and in between 89°14' and 89°28' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Tala Upazila|tala]] and [[Dumuria Upazila|dumuria]] upazilas on the north, [[Koyra Upazila|koyra]] upazila on the south, [[Batiaghata Upazila|batiaghata]] and [[Dacope Upazila|dacope]] upazilas on the east, Tala and [[Assasuni Upazila|assasuni]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 248112; male 127579, female 120533; Muslim 162248, Hindu 84892, Buddhist 831 and others 141.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Kobadak River|kobadak]], [[Shibsa River|shibsa]], Marichap, Haria, Shengrail; Mora Bhadar Gang is notable.

''Administration'' Paikgachha Thana was formed on 22 April, 1872 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. Paikgachha Municipality was formed on 1 February 1998.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
1

|
10

|
171

|
212

|
14213

|
233899

|
603

|
59.65

|
44.98

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
2.52

|
9

|
11

|
14213

|
5640

|
59.65

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female

|-
|
Kapilmuni
50

|
9363

|
16177

|
15405

|
46.97

|-
|
Garuikhali
39

|
10475

|
11704

|
11255

|
47.66

|-
|
Gadaipur
33

|
6374

|
10385

|
9827

|
41.13

|-
|
Chandkhali
16

|
10310

|
18880

|
18576

|
40.46

|-
|
Deluti
27

|
13084

|
8206

|
7671

|
52.53

|-
|
Raruli
83

|
6127

|
14340

|
13682

|
41.20

|-
|
Lata
67

|
11702

|
6435

|
5452

|
54.39

|-
|
Laskar
61

|
10561

|
10307

|
9985

|
45.36

|-
|
Sholadana
89

|
12085

|
12021

|
11183

|
46.85

|-
|
Haridhali
44

|
4776

|
11492

|
10916

|
41.76

|}

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

[[Image:PaikgachhaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Ancient remains and some dhibis (Agra and Kapilmuni).

''Historical events'' The people of this upazila were highly influenced by the anti British movement. In 1930 the people openly defied the salt law, conducted movement responding to the call of Mahatma Gandhi. The people under the Congress leaders of the greater Khulna district had a long march to reach Kotipara of Baruli, and initiated production of salt out of water of the river Kobadak. However, they were resisted by the police, and some local people including the Congress leaders were arrested. In retaliation the anti British movement became invigorated. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] the Pak army conducted mass killing and plundering; they also set many houses of the upazila on fire. On 17 September the razakars launched an attack on the freedom fighters at Boalia in which the razakars were defeated. But on 19 September freedom fighters Qumrul Islam, Enayet Ali Moral and Sankar Kumar Adhikari were killed in an encounter with the Pak army and razakars at Bankar. Between 6 and9 December encounters were held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at Kapilmuni in which the main base of the razakars in the Binod Bhaban of Kapilmuni fell.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 162, temple 55, church 3, sacred place 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 45.84%; male 53.93%, female 37.33%. Educational institutions: college 9, secondary school 53, primary school 170, 0 kindergarten 4, CSS school 4, community school' 3, madrasa 60. Noted educational institutions: Paikgachha College (1967), Kapilmuni College (1967), Shaheed Ayub Musa College (1967), Haridhali Union Secondary School, Paikgachha Government High School, Paikgachha Government Girls'' High School.

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Weekly: Sotter Zhanda, Sundarban Barta (irregular).

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 53.14%, non-agricultural labourer 5.48%, industry 1.50%, commerce 22.93%, transport and communication 2.82%, service 4.11%, construction 1.16%, religious service 0.21%, rent and remittance 0.12% and others 8.53%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 54.28%, landless 45.72%; agricultural landowner: urban 39.71% and rural 55.13%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, wheat, pulse, sesame, betel leaf, turmeric, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Ginger, kaun, black gram, sugarcane, mustard.

''Main fruits'' Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, sapodilla, lemon, coconut.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 2837, dairy 63, poultry 48.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 50 km, semi-pucca road 100 km, mud road 465 km; waterway 15 nautical miles.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Textile mill, jute and jute made industry, salt mill, leather industry,''' '''oil mill, rice mill, handloom, fishing net factory, bakery.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, potteries, weaving, metal handicraft, bidi factory, mat and reeds, tailoring, wood work, dry fish processing, manufacture of molasses.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Paikgachha Hat, Kapilmuni Hat, Agarghatar Hat and Baruni Mela are notable.

''Main exports'' Jute, coconut, fish.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 12.70% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 76.5%, tap 1.31%, pond 19.42% and others 2.77%. The presence of level of arsenic has been detected in 65% shallow tube-well water of the upazila.

''Sanitation'' 43.38% (rural 42.78% and urban 53.58%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 43.25% (rural 43.24% and urban 41.71%) of intolerable dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 13.37% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 10, maternity and child clinic 1, satellite clinic 6, clinic 25.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Ashraful Islam Goldar]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Paikgachha Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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