Jhenaidah District

Coordinates: 23°32′N 89°00′E / 23.54°N 89.00°E / 23.54; 89.00
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This article is about the district. For the city, see Jhenaidah. For the subdistrict, see Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila.

Jhenaidah
ঝিনাইদহ
District
Jhenaidah District
From top:Payra chattar, Jhenaidah NunGola Masjid, Jhenaidah Golakata Mosque, Pir Pukur Masjid, Pathaghar Dhibi, Jor Bangla Masjid, Khorer Dhibi and Jhenaidah Textile Engineering College
Nickname(s): 
Jhinaidoho, Jhineda
Location of Jhenaidah District in Bangladesh
Location of Jhenaidah District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Jhenaidah District
Coordinates: 23°32′N 89°00′E / 23.54°N 89.00°E / 23.54; 89.00
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerSaroj Kumar Nath
Area
 • Total1,964.77 km2 (758.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,052,000
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2018)0.610[1]
medium · 9th of 21

Jhenaidah (Bengali: ঝিনাইদহ) is a district in the southwestern part of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It has an area of 1,964.77 km2 (758.60 sq mi).[2] It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal, India to the south, Rajbari District and Magura District to the east, and Chuadanga District and West Bengal, India to the west. The largest city and headquarter of this district is Jhenaidah.[3] At the beginning of the British rule Jhenaidah was a police out post and was turned into a thana in 1793. The Jhenaidah Sub division was established in 1862 and was turned into a district in 1984.[4]

Geography

Annual average temperature: maximum 37.1 °C (98.8 °F), minimum 11.2 °C (52.2 °F) Annual rainfall: 1,467 mm (57.8 in)[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jhenaidah District had a population of 1,771,304. Males constituted 50.04% of the population and females 49.96%. Muslims formed 90.39% of the population, Hindus 9.48%, Christians 0.06% and others 0.08%. Jhenaidah had a literacy rate of 48.4% for the population 7 years and above.[6]

Jhenaidah district has 1,771,304 people as of 2011.[2] Density of the population is 901.5 inhabitants/km2.[7] As of 2020 its current population is 20,52,000 according to district record.

Administration

Deputy Commissioner: Soroj Kumar Nath[8]

Chairman of Zila Porishod: Kanak Kanti Das [2]

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Subdivisions

There are six upazilas under this district:

  1. Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila
  2. Maheshpur Upazila
  3. Kaliganj Upazila
  4. Kotchandpur Upazila
  5. Shailkupa Upazila
  6. Harinakunda Upazila

City & towns

Jhenaidah district includes 1 municipal city Jhenaidah & 5 towns. All are governed by municipalities.

Rank City/town Area (km2) Population (2020)
1 Jhenaidah 32.42 2,52,500
2 Kaliganj 15.83 64,200
3 Kotchandpur 20.16 56,000
4 Shailkupa 20.92 48,000
5 Maheshpur 21.16 37,400
6 Harinakunda 22.26 30,000

Education

Religion

The district is predominately Muslim, 89.6%. The next largest religion is Hinduism with 10.3%.[3]

Notable residents

Archeological heritage

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jhenaidah District.
  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Jhenaidah (District (Zila))". Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b BM Rezaul Karim (2012). "Jhenaidah District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ http://wikimapia.org/24901555/Jhenaidah-Dist-Town
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Jhenaidah" (PDF). Table P01: Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ^ http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm1id=44
  8. ^ মোঃ জাকির হোসেন [Md. Zakir Hossain]. Jhenaidah District. Bangladesh National Portal.
  9. ^ জনপ্রতিনিধিদের তালিকা [List of representatives]. Jhenaidah District. Bangladesh National Portal.

External links

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