# Jhalokati

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**Jhalokati** (Bengali: ঝালকাঠি) is a town in [Jhalokati district](/source/Jhalokati_district) in [Barisal Division](/source/Barisal_Division) in southern [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). It is the administrative headquarters and the largest town of the district. The town covers an area of 16.08 square kilometres (6.21 sq mi) with a population of 54,029 as of the 2011 census.[1]

## Demographics

According to the [2011 Bangladesh census](/source/2011_Bangladesh_census), Jhalokati Municipality had 12,399 households and a population of 54,029. 10,519 (19.47%) were under 10 years of age. Jhalokati had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.89%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males.[2]

## References

1. ["bn:ঝালকাঠি পৌরসভা- এক নজরে পৌরসভা"](http://www.paurainfo.gov.bd/PortalUI/MunicipalCouncilInfo.aspx?paurashavaID=267) (in Bengali). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005344/http://www.paurainfo.gov.bd/PortalUI/MunicipalCouncilInfo.aspx?paurashavaID=267) 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

1. ["Community Report: Jhalokati"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190427102558/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/JhalokatiCommunity.pdf) (PDF). *Population & Housing Census 2011*. [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics](/source/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics). Archived from [the original](http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/JhalokatiCommunity.pdf) on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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