Keshabpur Upazila
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Keshabpur কেশবপুর |
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| Upazila | |
 Keshabpur
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| Coordinates: 22°54.3′N 89°34′E / 22.9050°N 89.567°ECoordinates: 22°54.3′N 89°34′E / 22.9050°N 89.567°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Jessore District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 258.53 km2 (99.82 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 200,229 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Keshabpur |
Keshabpur (Bengali: কেশবপুর) is an Upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Keshabpur is located at 22°54′15″N 89°34′00″E / 22.9042°N 89.5667°E. It has 37,513 individual households and a total area of 258.53 km². The distance from Jessore City is 32 km.
According of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Keshabpur had a population of 200,229. Males constituted 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's population aged 18 or over was 103,794. Keshabpur has an average literacy rate of 55.5% (in those aged seven and above), while the national average is 68.4%.
Sagardari is a village in the Keshabpur Upazila, built on the bank of the Kopotakho River, where the poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt was born on the 25 January 1824. Tourists from all over the world visit "Modhu Palli" and "Modhu Mela", a fair in memory of Modhusudan's Birthday, is held every year.
Archaeological heritage and relics include remnants of the Bharatvhainabazar Rajbari ( Vhani Family-দেউলটি গুপ্ত যুগের খ্রিষ্টীয় ২য় শতকে নির্মিত হয়েছে বলে অনুমান করা হয় ), the residence of Nawab Mir Jumla (17th century), the residence of poet Madhusudan Dutt at Sagardari, and remnants of an ancient fort at village Bidhyanandikathi.
There is a memorial to the War of Liberation.
Keshabpur Upazila (jessore district) has an area of 258.53 km2 and is bounded by Manipampur upazila to the north, Tala and Dumuria upazilas to the south, Dumuria upazila to the east, and Kalaroa upazila to the west. The main rivers are Harthar and Chengral; Beels 20.
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