Jhalokati () is a town in Jhalokati district in Barisal Division in southern

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. It is the administrative headquarters and the largest town of the district. The town covers an area of with a population of 54,029 as of the 2011 census.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, 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.

References

Jhalokati District {{Bangladesh-geo-stub