Kumarkhali Upazila

Kumarkhali is an Upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is famous for the Shelaidaha area, where the poet Rabindranath Tagore spent a considerable time of his youth.GeographyKumarkhali is located at. It has 48387 households and total area 265.89 km².DemographicsAt the 1991 Bangladesh census Kumarkhali had a population of 269,008, of whom 133,845 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.77% of the population, and females 48.23%. Kumarkhali had an average literacy rate of 24.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.AdministrationKumarkhali has 11 Unions and about 150 villages.