Khoksa Upazila (kushtia district) with an area of 99.17 sq km, is bounded by kumarkhali upazila on the north, shailkupa on the south, pangsha on the east, Kumarkhali on the west. Main river is gorai.

Khoksa (Town) The area of the town is 3.13 sq km. It has a population of 6192; male 51.24%, female 48.76%; density of population is 1978 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 44.5%. It has a dakbungalow.

Administration Khoksa thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 3 union parishads, 79 mouzas and 92 villages.

Archeological relics and monuments Kali temple and Nilkuthi.

Population 93371; male 51.65%, female 48.76%; Muslim 83.88%, Hindu 16.08%, others 0.04%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 25.2%; male 30.8% and female 19.2%. Educational institutions: college 4, high school 13, government primary school 42, primary school 27, madrasa 7; most noted of which is Khoksa Janipur Pilot High School (1900).

Cultural organisations Public library 1, theatre group 4, jatra group 2, cinema hall 3, women's organisations 3, literary and cultural group 6.

Main occupations Agriculture 33.58%, weaving 11.72%, agricultural labourer 21.77%, wage labourer 3.98%, transport 1.86%, construction 1.21%, service 5.01%, commerce 13.18%, industry 1.39%, others 6.6%,

Religious institutions Mosque 148, temple 63.

Land use Cultivable land 431.52 hectares; single crop 17.07%, double crop 66.5% and treble crop 16.43%.

Land control Among the peasants 17.96% are landless, 22.17% marginal, 21.31% small, 28% medium and 10.56% large.

Value of first grade arable land Market value of land of first grade is Tk 5000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, jute, potato, and sugarcane.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Indigo, barley corn.

Main fruits Mango, black berry, banana, jackfruit, papaya, litchi.

Fisheries, dairies, poultry Fishery 1, poultry 1, hatchery 4.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 29.1 km, semi pucca 20.53 km, mud road 200.43 km; waterways 30 nautical mile; railways 5.2 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), bullock cart and horse carriage (nearly extinct), boat.

Manufactories Flour mill 11, ice factory 3, rice mill 11, oil mill 8, saw mill 2 and welding 8.

Main hats and bazars Notable hats, bazars and fairs are Khoksa, Samaypur, Gofgram, Moragacha, Chandat, Ektarpur, Ganeshpur and Kali Mela.

Main exports Jute and sugarcane.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, Shatabdi, Manab Unnayan, Satatai Unnati, Karmamukti, Srijani.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 2, family planning centre 1. [Md. Kamruzzaman]