Jhalokati, also spelled Jhalokathi, (Bengali: ঝালকাঠি) is a district in southern Bangladesh.^[3] It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km² It is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna district and the Bishkhali river in the south, and Pirojpur district to the west. Annual average temperatures: maximum 33.3 °C, minimum 12.1 °C; annual rainfall 2506 mm. The main rivers in this district are the Bishkhali, Dhanshiri, Gabkhan, Sugandha, Jangalia, Bamanda and Bajitpur. "পেয়ারা আর শীতলপাটি, এই নিয়ে ঝালকাঠি" "(Jhalokathi, The land of tasty Guava and Shitolpati)" is the official moto of the district.^[4]

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Jhalokati ঝালকাঠি
District
From top: Jhalokati Sadar Road, Kirtipasha Zamindar Bari Ruins and Jhalokathi N S Kamil Madrasah Complex
Location of Jhalokati in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Jhalokati District
Coordinates: 22°34′N 90°09′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal
Headquarters	Jhalokati
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Md. Johar Ali
Area
• Total	706.76 km2 (272.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	661,160
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2018)	0.672[2] medium · 2nd of 21
Website	www.jhalakathi.gov.bd

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The 2021 Bangladesh ferry fire occurred on the Sugandha River near the town.^[5]

The district is administratively subdivided into 4 upazilas, these are:

1. Jhalokati Sadar Upazila
2. Kathalia Upazila
3. Nalchity Upazila
4. Rajapur Upazila

Zilla Parishad Chairman/Administrator: Khan Saifullah Panir (খান সাইফুল্লাহ পনির) ^[6]

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Johar Ali ^[7][8]

• Roads & Highways:
• Rural communications: Water transport is a major attraction in Jhalokati district. People can travel at a cheap cost by boats and various types of engine boats. Jhalokati is famous for its beautiful rivers and canals. Tourists can find it enjoyable to travel through boats.

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Jhalokati District had 162,401 households and a population of 661,160. 121,894 (18.44%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 935 people per km². Jhalokati district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 83.21%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1088 females per 1000 males. 27.85% of the population lived in urban areas.^[1]

Religion

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Religions in Jhalokati district (2022)[1]
Religion			Percent
Islam			90.69%
Hinduism			9.28%
Other or not stated			0.03%

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Religion in present-day Jhalokati district^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Religion	Population (1941)[10]: 100–101	Percentage (1941)	Population (2022)[1]	Percentage (2022)
Islam	252,292	64.09%	599,593	90.69%
Hinduism	141,259	35.89%	61,352	9.28%
Others [lower-alpha 2]	82	0.02%	215	0.03%
Total Population	393,633	100%	661,160	100%

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A large majority of the district population is Muslim. It has 2475 mosques, 46 Hindu temples and five Buddhist pagodas. The percentage share of minority Hindus and Christians has seen a decline in absolute numbers since the 1981 census.

Most people of this district speaks Barisali dialect of Bengali which is the dialect of nearby Barisal city.

Print media:

• Prothom Alo (National)
• Kaler kantho (National)
• Samakal (National)
• The Daily Star (National)

Telecommunications:

• BTCL
• Bangla Link
• Teletalk
• Grameen Phone
• Robi etc.

Satellite Television:

• Akash dth.

• Maqsudullah, Islamic scholar and first Pir of Talgachhia
• Nachiketa Chakraborty, famous Tollywood singer's family hails from Chechri Rampur village in Kathalia Upazila^[11]
• Kabir Ahmed, former international footballer who played for the Pakistan

• Districts of Bangladesh