It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of the district.

The town covers an area of 16.08 square kilometres (6.21 sq mi) with a population of 54,029 as of the 2011 census.

[2] According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jhalokati Paurashava had 12,399 households and a population of 54,029.

Jhalokati had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.89%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males.

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