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Background

There are various stories about the naming of Terkhada. The most acceptable is the 1 khada with 16 bighas of land in this area, the first settlement was formed on the banks of Chitra river more than 200 years ago on 13x16 = 206 bighas of land. Hence the name Terkhada.

   1916 A.D. Terkhada Thana was created and administrative decentralization resulted in the Thana later gaining the status of Upazila. Terkhada Upazila is important for its geographical location, with Kalia Upazila in the north, Rupsha Upazila in the south, Mullahat Upazila in the east and Dighalia Upazila in the west.

 

Terkhada Upazila at a glance

Area of ​​the upazila: 46095'36 acres = 16'54 acres

Number of unions: 6

Number of general wards: 54

Number of mouzas: 33

Number of villages: 100

Number of people: 1,16,754

Male: 62,121

Women: 58,633

Population density: 636 people (per sq km)

Number of families: 26,304

Number of hat bazaars: 6

Number of high schools: 4

Number of secondary schools: 18

Number of Technical Colleges (BM): 3

Number of Agricultural Diploma Colleges: 1

Number of secondary schools: 18

Number of lower secondary schools: 2

Number of government primary schools: 53

Registration: Number of primary schools: 48

Number of Dakhil Madrasas: 6

Number of Alim Madrasa: 1

Literacy rate: 85%