Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila

Jhenidah Sadar
ঝিনাইদহ সদর
Upazila
Jhenidah Sadar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°32.5′N 89°11′E / 23.5417°N 89.183°E / 23.5417; 89.183Coordinates: 23°32.5′N 89°11′E / 23.5417°N 89.183°E / 23.5417; 89.183
Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Jhenaidah District
Area
  Total 467.75 km2 (180.60 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 455.932
  Density 712/km2 (1,840/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 7300
Website Official Map of Jhenaidah Sadar

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

Geography

Jhenidah Sadar is located at 23°32′30″N 89°11′00″E / 23.5417°N 89.1833°E / 23.5417; 89.1833 . It has 60354 households and total area 467.75 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jhenidah Sadar has a population of 333192. Males constitute 51.47% of the population, and females 48.53%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 171090. Jhenidah Sadar has an average literacy rate of 27.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Points of interest

Naldanga Temple Complex:, in the jhenaidah Upazilla, 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. Buses to Kaliganj are easily available from Jessore. Naldanga can be reached by rickshaw or easy bike or Motor cycel from Kaliganj.

Administration

Jhenidah Sadar has 20 Unions/Wards, 295 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 283 villages.

Transport

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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