# Shailkupa Upazila Upazila, Jhenaidah District, Khulna Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/shailkupa/ Upazila · Jhenaidah District # Shailkupa Upazila Shailkupa Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Bangladesh in Jhenaidah District, Khulna Division. It had an estimated **377,553 people** in 2022 on 376 km² (about 1,004 per km²). 242 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 39 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 377,553people (2022) - 376km² - 39mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Shailkupa Upazila? Shailkupa Upazila had an estimated **377,553 people** in 2022 — 19.8% of Jhenaidah District, 93rd of 406 upazilas. There are 1,066 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Jhenaidah District figure of 1,057). Spread over 376 km², that is about **1,004 people per km²**, 210th of 406 upazilas. 22.5% of people are children under 15 and 9.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 32 years (it is 32 across Jhenaidah District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 47 children and older people. 0–4 ****27,881** 5–9 ****28,460** 10–14 ****28,662** 15–19 ****28,302** 20–24 ****30,485** 25–29 ****30,045** 30–34 ****29,996** 35–39 ****27,925** 40–44 ****27,167** 45–49 ****25,815** 50–54 ****22,396** 55–59 ****19,033** 60–64 ****15,564** 65–69 ****13,463** 70–74 ****9,595** 75–79 ****6,983** 80+ ****5,781** Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd). ## Where is Shailkupa Upazila? Shailkupa Upazila lies in [Jhenaidah District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/), [Khulna Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 8 other upazilas: [Harinakundu Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/harinakundu/), [Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/jhenaidah-sadar/), [Khoksa Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/kushtia/khoksa/), [Kumarkhali Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/kushtia/kumarkhali/), [Kushtia Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/kushtia/kushtia-sadar/), [Magura Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/magura/magura-sadar/), [Pangsha Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/rajbari/pangsha/) and [Sreepur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/magura/sreepur/). By area it is the 97th largest of 507 upazilas in Bangladesh. It covers 19.1% of [Jhenaidah District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/). The centre of Shailkupa Upazila is about 119 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 23.6636° N, 89.2426° E. Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd). ## Things to see in and around Shailkupa Upazila OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Shailkupa Upazila: 2 monuments. - Haji Mohammad Bodor Udin Joarder Square · monument - বাউল উদ্দিন জোয়ার্দ্দার চত্বর · monument ### Nearby, outside Shailkupa Upazila - Sharif Home · attraction, Kumarkhali12 km - Miar Dalan Zamindar Bari · castle or fort, Jhenaidah Sadar13 km - Jhenidah Somobai Somity · museum, Jhenaidah Sadar14 km - প্রেরণা ৭১ · monument, Jhenaidah Sadar14 km - পায়রা চত্তর · memorial, Jhenaidah Sadar15 km - Paira Chottor · monument, Jhenaidah Sadar15 km - Sheikh Mujib Monument শেখ মুজিব মনুমেন্ট · monument, Jhenaidah Sadar15 km - Shaheed Minar, Jhenaidah শহীদ মিনারে, ঝিনাইদহ · monument, Jhenaidah Sadar15 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Shailkupa Upazila - Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka - CurrencyTaka (BDT) - Country calling code+880 - LanguagesBengali, English - Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - Jessore Airport (JSR) · Jashore (Jessore)54 km - Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) · Rajshahi107 km ### Nearest railway station Machhpara (Pangsha), about 20 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Dec (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 17:18). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Shailkupa Upazila Open gazetteers list **242 villages, towns and localities** in Shailkupa Upazila. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 19 m above sea level (median 15 m). - Abaipur - Achintyapur - Aguniāpāra - Alamdānga - Arjuna Barai Chāra - Asānnagar - Bagura - Bahalbāria - Bahir Rara - Bara Maukuri - Baraipāra - Baria - Barutra - Basantapur - Batai Chāra - Benipur - Berbāri - Bhabānīpur - Bhagwānnagar - Bhikshākar - Bhitābāri - Bhulundia - Bhāndāripāra - Bhātai Mādhūdaha - Bhātbāria - Bijalia - Bilbākai - Bipra Bagdia - Bishnudia - Bishnupur - Borāmāra - Britpāra Bākharba - Britti Baradaha - Britti Debirajnagar - Brittipāra - Byāspur - Bādiapāra - Bādālso - Bāgdipāra - Bāgutia - Bākharba - Bāliādānga - Bāliādāngi - Bāllāghat - Bālāpāra - Bāraihuda - Bāskhali - Chandāljāni - Chariya - Charpāra - Chatura - Chāmtāilpāra - Chāndipur - Chāndpar - Chārnagar - Dahaktila - Dakshin Manoharpur - Dalhara Chandra - Dalilpur - Debinagar - Debinagar Māilmāri - Debtaja - Dhalhara Chandra - Dhalhara Sambhu - Dharkula - Dharmapur - Dhopākhola - Dhuliāpara - Dhāora - Dighalgrām - Dignagar - Dobila - Dohanagirat - Dohāro - Dolilpur - Dudhsar - Dudshar - Dulālpur - Dāmukdia - Dāutia Chākirgāti - East Mādla - Fāzilpur - Gabla - Gajaria - Gobindapur - Gokulnagar - Golaknagar - Gopalpur - Goālkhāli - Gujāra Putimari - Gāchh Kulchāra - Gāngutia - Gārākhali Prāganj - Habībpur - Hakimpur - Harara - Haridebpur - Harihara - Hetampur - Hudāmāilmāri - Hākimpur - Hāndāmpur - Hārundia - Hāt Fāzilpur - Hāzrāmina - Ibrāhimpur - Itāli - Jamshedpur - Jhaliāpāra - Jhāudia - Jogini Bāghini - Jogīpara - Jolāpāra - Jādabpur - Jālsukha Gobindapur - Jāngālia - Kabirpur - Kachuā - Kadamtala - Kanyādaha - Kanāpukur - Karunākar - Kashudra Rara - Kaupāra - Khandakbāria - Khas Rāninagar - Khulumbāria - Khumpur - Khālkula - Khās Bagdia - Kirtinagar - Kripālpur - Krishnanagar - Kshudra Rara - Kumirādaha - Kākuriādānga - Kāmānna - Kāncherkol - Lakshmanaia - Lakshmipur - Madan Gopālpur - Madhudaha - Mahabbatpur - Mahammadpur - Makrampur - Malmali - Manoharpur - Mathnera - Mathurāpur - Maukuri - Mingrām - Mirzapur - Mādhabpur - Mādhūpur - Mālthia - Māndāilpāra - Māīlmāri - Nabagrām - Nakait - Nalkola - Nandirgāti - Naopāra - Naupāra - Nij Palāsi - Nischintapur - Nityānandapur - North Krishnanagar - Nutan Tripura Kandi - Nādpāra - Nāgirāt - Nāgpāra - Nāngalbānd - Padamdi - Padmanagar - Paramānandapur - Pathurbāria - Phalia - Phulhāri - Pirāgāti - Pratāpnagar - Purān Tripura Kandi - Putimāri - Pāikpāra - Pānch Boālia - Pār Kachua - Pārbatipur - Pāthānpāra - Qāzipāra - Rajnagar - Rara - Ratanpur - Ratidānga - Ratnāt - Rupdaha - Rāmchandrapur - Rāmjaipur - Sailkupa - Sarutia - Sekhra - Shaikhpārābinai - Shailkupa - Shasthibār - Sherpur - Shetale - Shitaliadānga - Siddhi - Sitali - Sondaha - South Gopālpur - South Manoharpur - Sripur - Srīrampur - Subiddaha - Sugribpur - Suridar - Syāmpur - Sādekpur - Sādhuhāti - Sādhukhāli - Sāhbāzpur - Sāpkhola - Sārutia - Sātbila Kulchāra - Sātgāchhi - Taraf Umedpur - Tegharia - Tentulia - Tribeni - Tripura - Umedpur - Uttar Boālia - Uttar Kachua - Uttar Mirzapur - West Mādla - Āgboalia - Ālfāpur - Āndhārkota - Ānipur - Āodha - Āsurhāt - Āusia - নাগিরাট Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Shailkupa Upazila Named natural and historic features inside Shailkupa Upazila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Dakua Nadi - Kali Nadi - Kāli Ganga Nadī - Mara Nadi Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Shailkupa Upazila and the best time to visit Using the climate of Jhenaidah District, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 1,663 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (343 mm) and the driest Jan (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 17 8 Feb 22 18 Mar 27 35 Apr 31 90 May 31 197 Jun 29 270 Jul 29 343 Aug 28 281 Sep 28 229 Oct 26 157 Nov 22 23 Dec 18 14 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shailkupa Upazila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Shailkupa Upazila Health Complex · Shailkupa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.68189&mlon=89.24530#map=17/23.68189/89.24530) Bank Sonali Bank Limited Sailkupa Branch · Shailkupa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.68477&mlon=89.24905#map=17/23.68477/89.24905) ATM Dutch Bangla Bank ATM · Magura Sadar 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.48536&mlon=89.41889#map=17/23.48536/89.41889) Petrol pump Hannan Filling Station হান্নান ফিলিং স্টেশন · Shailkupa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.65353&mlon=89.19930#map=17/23.65353/89.19930) Hotel Street Food · Jhenaidah Sadar 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.54411&mlon=89.17853#map=17/23.54411/89.17853) Mall Arshinagar Exclusive Zone · Shailkupa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.71844&mlon=89.15538#map=17/23.71844/89.15538) School Nadpara Primary School · Shailkupa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.67917&mlon=89.25296#map=17/23.67917/89.25296) College মিঞা জিন্নাহ আলম ডিগ্রী কলেজ · Shailkupa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.67917&mlon=89.25296#map=17/23.67917/89.25296) Police station Islamic University Police Station · Shailkupa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.72077&mlon=89.15382#map=17/23.72077/89.15382) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Shailkupa Upazila Places mapped inside Shailkupa Upazila in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Banks5 - Petrol pumps5 - Shopping malls1 - Schools7 - Colleges and universities14 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants2 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other upazilas in Jhenaidah District - Harinakundu - Jhenaidah Sadar - Kaliganj - Kotchandpur - Maheshpur ## Quick answers - Where is Shailkupa Upazila?In Jhenaidah District, Khulna Division, Bangladesh - What is the population of Shailkupa Upazila?377,553 (2022 estimate) - What is the median age in Shailkupa Upazila?About 32 years (2022 estimate) - What is the population density of Shailkupa Upazila?About 1,004 people per km² - What borders Shailkupa Upazila?Harinakundu Upazila, Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila, Khoksa Upazila, Kumarkhali Upazila, Kushtia Sadar Upazila, Magura Sadar Upazila, Pangsha Upazila and Sreepur Upazila - What is there to see in Shailkupa Upazila?Haji Mohammad Bodor Udin Joarder Square, বাউল উদ্দিন জোয়ার্দ্দার চত্বর - What time zone is Shailkupa Upazila in?UTC+6 - What currency is used in Shailkupa Upazila?Taka (BDT) - What language is spoken in Shailkupa Upazila?Bengali, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Shailkupa Upazila?242 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Shailkupa Upazila?Settlements lie between 6 m and 19 m - What is the best time to visit Shailkupa Upazila?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Shailkupa Upazila?Shailkupa Upazila Health Complex, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Shailkupa Upazila?Sonali Bank Limited Sailkupa Branch, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Shailkupa Upazila?Dutch Bangla Bank ATM, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shailkupa Upazila?Hannan Filling Station হান্নান ফিলিং স্টেশন, about 4.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Shailkupa Upazila?3 mapped - How many banks are in Shailkupa Upazila?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Shailkupa Upazila?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Shailkupa Upazila?BD40440080 (OCHA common operational dataset)