Jhenaidah District


Jhenaidah is a district in the southwestern part of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It has an area of. 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. 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.

Geography

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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.
Jhenaidah district has 1,771,304 people as of 2011. Density of the population is 901.5 inhabitants/km2.

Administration

Deputy Commissioner : Soroj Kumar Nath
Chairman of Zila Porishod: Kanak Kanti Das
Mayor of Municipality: Saidul Karim Mintu

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

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

Notable residents