Jhenaidah District

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 1964.77 km2.[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]

This article is about the district. For the city, see Jhenaidah. For the subdistrict, see Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila.
Jhenaidah

ঝিনাইদহ
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
Expandable map of Jhenaidah District
Coordinates: 23.54°N 89.00°E / 23.54; 89.00
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
Area
 • Total1,964.77 km2 (758.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total1,771,304
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2018)0.610[1]
medium · 9th of 21

Geography

Annual average temperature: maximum 37.1 °C, minimum 11.2 °C. Annual rainfall: 1467 mm[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]

Administration

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Soroj Kumar Nath[8]

Chairman of Zila Porishod: Kanak Kanti Das

Mayor of Municipality: Saidul Karim Mintu[9]

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

Education
  • Jhenaidah Cadet College
  • Naldanga Bhusan Shishu Academy
  • Kanchannagar Model School & College, Jhenaidah
  • Jhenaidah Government High School
  • Jhenaidah Government Girls' High School
  • Govt. K.C. College, Jhenaidah
  • Shishu Kunja School & College,Jhenaidah
  • Jhenaidah Government Veterinary College
  • Institute Of Health Technology(IHT), Jhenaidah
  • Jhenaidah Technical School and College (JTSC)
  • Maheshpur High School (MHS)
  • Maheshpur Girls' School (MGS)
  • Joradah Secondary High School,Harinakundu
  • Maheshpur Government Degree College
  • Maheshpur Municipal Women's College
  • Govt. Mahtab Uddin Degree College, Kaliganj
  • Govt. Naldanga Bhushan Pilot secondary School,Kaliganj
  • Solimunnesa Girls' High School, Kaliganj
  • Shaheed Noor Ali College,Kaligonj
  • Ramnagor College,Kaligonj
  • Kolabazar Secondary High School,Kaliganj
  • Kotchandpur Govt. Model Pilot Secondary School
  • Kotchandpur Secondary Girls' School
  • Govt. K.M.H. College, Kotchandpur
  • Chandpara Government Primary School, Jhenaidah
  • Sheikh Kamal Textile Engineering College, Jhenaidah
  • Jhenaidah Polytechnic Institute

Religion

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

Notable residents

Archeological heritage

See also

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. "Jhenaidah (District (Zila))". Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. 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.
  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.
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