Kushtia

Kushtia District (khulna division) with an area of 1621.15 sq km is bounded by rajshahi, natore, pabna districts on the north, chuadanga, jhenaidaha districts on the south, rajbari districts on the east, West Bengal of India and meherpur district on the west. Main rivers are Ganges, Garai, Mathabhanga, Kaliganga and Kumar. Annual average highest temperature 37.8 DC and lowest 11.2 DC; annual rainfall 1467 mm.

Kushtia (Town) Kushtia municipal town consists of 12 wards and 29 mahallas. The area of the town is 13.31 sq km. It has a population of 86066; male 51.34%, female 48.66%; density of population is 6466 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 64.1%. Kushtia Municipality was established in 1969. Hamilton's Gazetteer has the mention of Kushtia (Kustee) town and local people call the town as Kushte. Kushtia is not an ancient town. It developed as a river port during the reign of Emperor Shahjahan. The East India Company made intensive use of the port but the growth of the town owes much to the settlement by the indigo planters and traders. The town was connected with Calcutta by rail in 1860; since then it experienced quick development and became a good location for mills and factories including those like the Renwick and Company (1904), Jagneshwar Engineering Works (1896) and the Mohini Mills (1919). The town got a new momentum for development with the establishment of the headquarters of the Ganges-Kobadak Project and a number of government offices in 1954.