Jhenaidah District

Jhenaidah District (Bengali: ঝিনাইদহ) is a district in southwestern 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 outpost 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 District
ঝিনাইদহ
District of Bangladesh
From top:Payra chattar, Jhenaidah NunGola Masjid, Jhenaidah Golakata Mosque, Pir Pukur Masjid, Pathaghar Dhibi
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
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerSaroj Kumar Nath
Area
 • Total1,964.77 km2 (758.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,771,304
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2019)0.644[1]
medium · 5th of 20

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
Religions in Jhenaidah district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 89.39%
Hindus
 
 9.48%
Christians
 
 1.06%
Other or not stated
 
 0.13%

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 89.39% of the population, Hindus 9.48%, Christians 1.06% and others 0.08%. Jhenaidah had a literacy rate of 48.4% for the population 7 years and above.[7]

Jhenaidah district has 1,771,304 people as of 2011.[2]

Administration

Deputy Commissioner: Soroj Kumar Nath[8]

Chairman of Zila Porishod: Kanak Kanti Das [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

City & towns

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

RankCity/townArea (km2)Population (2020)
1Jhenaidah32.422,52,500
2Kaliganj15.8364,200
3Kotchandpur20.1656,000
4Shailkupa20.9248,000
5Maheshpur21.1637,400
6Harinakunda22.2630,000

Education

Notable residents

Archeological heritage

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.
  4. "Jhenaidah District Town".
  5. "Jhenaidah District Town".
  6. "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011(Zila aeries)". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. "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.
  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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