Nalchity Upazila
Nalchity () is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh. History. On 7 March 1927, Nalchity was the site of the Ponabalia Massacre, where Bengali Muslims were killed by British Raj police. Decades ago, the royal Khan family(Isa Khan's Descendants) had shifted from Brahmanbaria to modern day Jhalokati. Abdul Ghani Khan is the 14th descendant. There have been a number of leaders from this region including the Current Industrialist Minister Amir Hossain Amu MP. Geography. Nalchity is located at . It has 38,006 households and a total area of 237.17 km. Demographics. According to the  1991 Bangladesh census, Nalchity had a population of 203,563. Males constituted 50.02% of the population, and females 49.98%. The population aged 18 or over was 100,836. Nalchity had an average literacy rate of 47.1% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Administration. Nalchity Upazila is divided into Nalchity Municipality and ten union parishads: Bhairabpasha, Dapdapia, Kulkati, Kusanghal, Mollahat, Magar, Nachan Mohal, Ranapasha, Siddhakati, and Subidpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 118 mauzas and 138 villages. Nalchity Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas. The current mayor of Nalchity is Taslim Chowdhury while the MP  of the region is Amir Hossain Amu (2018). Yunus Lasker is the Upazila Chairman representing Awami League, which was previously represented by MD Salauddin Khan Selim (President of Shaitpakia School and former CIP). Salauddin did not contest in the last election, forcing the party to change its nominee.