jackfruit used to be held at Kathalia. That is why it was named Kathalia. However, there are differences of opinion about the naming.In the past, carpenters used to come from different places to collect wood in this area. They were called 'Kathuria'.Many people think that the name Kathalia was taken from that name. Besides, many elders think that Kathalia Upazila has been named after the yellow egg-laden Kathali shrimp found in various canals and rivers of the area. Founding This area was part of Syedpur Pargana during the Mughal period before the British rule. Kathalia, Bhandaria, Bamna, Betagi, Mathbaria and Bakerganj were under the pargana through a Super of Naib. At one time Kathalia-Pirojpur was under sub-division. At that time Kathalia-Bhandaria was a constituency. Later Jhalokati subdivision was developed and then Kathalia-Jhalokati subdivision came under it and Kathalia-Rajapur was managed as a constituency. At present there was a Jalthana in Amua Union under Kathalia Upazila, among the administrative offices there were food warehouses, hospitals, Sub-Registrar's office at Amua. But later the sub-registry office was shifted to Kathalia Sadar and the food warehouse and hospital existed at Amua. The Jalthana was shifted to Kathalia as there was a nuisance of thieves in the area. In this context, Kathalia police station was established in 1936. Upazila was formed in 1986. Liberation War The freedom-loving people of Kathalia spontaneously participated in the great war of liberation in 1971. Through the mass uprising of 1969 and the election of 1970, the then MPs— Md. Enayet Hossain Khan and Md. Nurul Islam Bhandari took part in the war of liberation by organizing the people of Kathalia. After the declaration of independence on 26 March 1971, the heroic freedom fighters of Kathalia migrated to India and the Sundarbans and from there formed groups and participated in the war of liberation. The Pak aggressors fought several battles with the freedom fighters. On 2 November 1971, the freedom fighters attacked the Kathalia police station and took away all the weapons of the police station. On 25 May 1971, 40 people were reportedly martyred in a massacre in the Banshbunia area of Amua Union. On 23 June 1971, 29 people were martyred in a brutal massacre by the Pak aggressors in the Aurabunia area of Kathalia. Besides, 5 more people were martyred in the attack of Pak aggressors in the area adjacent to Chader-Hat Bazar in Kathalia. Demographics According