Terokhada Upazila

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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.