Jhalokathi Municipality is a fast-growing city, which is 208 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Bishkhali River and well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Paurashava in 1875. Jhalokathi is one of the 53 district level municipalities in the country.

According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Jhalokathi city population was 54,029. The urban population growth in Bangladesh is 3.5% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders, comes to the city every day, the present (2020) population is estimated to be around 67,954.

The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twenty two percent (22%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining seventy eight percent (78%) is classified as unsafely managed.

• Prepared by: CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
• Date of production: 26/03/2024
• Last update: 26/03/2024