Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila

Jhenidah Sadar (Bengali: ঝিনাইদহ সদর) is an upazila of Jhenaidah District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Jhenidah Sadar
ঝিনাইদহ সদর
Upazila
Jhenidah Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Jhenidah Sadar
Jhenidah Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°32.5′N 89°11′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictJhenaidah District
Area
 • Total467.75 km2 (180.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total455.932
 • Density0.97/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
7300
WebsiteOfficial Map of Jhenaidah Sadar

Geography

Jhenidah Sadar is located at 23.5417°N 89.1833°E / 23.5417; 89.1833. It has a total area 467.75 km2.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 272—    
1991 333+22.4%
2001 394+18.3%
2011 456+15.7%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila had 108,924 households and a population of 455,932, 23.8% of whom lived in urban areas. 8.8% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 51.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[3][4]

Points of interest

Naldanga Temple Complex:, in the jhenaidah Upazila, is a temple complex built in 1656 by Maharaj Indranarayan Debroy. There are a total of six temples now. The government restored all of them in 1980 but they were destroyed again during the riot and now most of them are in ruins. Renovations are still going on. The idol of goddess Kali was from Banaras, India.

Administration

Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila is divided into Jhenaidah Municipality and 17 union parishads: Dogachhi, Furshondi, Ganna, Ghorshal, Halidhani, Harishongkorpur, Kalicharanpur, Kumrabaria, Maharazpur, Modhuhati, Naldanga, Padmakar, Paglakanai, Porahati, Sadhuhati, Saganna, and Surat. The union parishads are subdivided into 268 mauzas and 284 villages.[2]

Jhenaidah Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[2]

Transport
  • All Transportation of Bangladesh are available in Jhenaidah without Train and Plain.

See also

References
  1. Md Moshiur Rahman (2012), "Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "District Statistics 2011: Jhenaidah" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. "Community Report: Jhenaidah" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  4. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
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