Khansama Upazila

Khansama () is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography.
Khansama is located at ; it has 23,735 households and total area 179.72 km2.
Demographics.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Khansama has a population of 123782. Males constitute 50.85% of the population, and females 49.15%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 60772. Khansama has an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years); the national average is 32.4% literacy.
Historical Place: Aoo kora mosjid, Khansama Bridge
Entertainment place: Anondo vubon, Shisupark
History.
Khansama Persian word. Its lexical meaning - servant or servant. It is said that a wealthy merchant in this upazila (somehow the British merchant in some sense) was a very loyal servant. The servant gained immensely reputation for honesty, fidelity and etiquette. In order to keep his memory memorable, this region is named after 'Khansamama'. Khansama was named as 21 January 1891. Khansama thana was created in 1891 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Demographics.
According to the 2011 census, the total population is 1,78,314. Of these, males - 90,038 and females - 88,276. The population density is 956 / km2.
Administration.
Khansama Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Alokjhari, Angarpara, Bhabki, Bherbheri, Goaldihi, and Khamarpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 57 mauzas and 57 villages.