Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila
Jhenidah Sadar
ঝিনাইদহ সদর | ||
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Postal code 7300 | ||
Website | Official Map of Jhenaidah Sadar |
Jhenidah Sadar (Bengali: ঝিনাইদহ সদর) is an upazila of Jhenaidah District[1] 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. It has a total area of 470.11 km2.[2]
Demographics
Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
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1981 | 272 | — |
1991 | 333 | +22.4% |
2001 | 394 | +18.3% |
2011 | 456 | +15.7% |
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2] |
As of the
Points of interest
Naldanga Temple Complex:, in the Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila, 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 a riot and now most of them are in ruins. Renovations are still going on. The idol of goddess Kali was from Banaras, India.
Administration
Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila is divided into Jhenaidah Municipality and 17
Jhenaidah Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34
Education
There are 15 colleges in the upazila. They include Amena Khatun College, Government Nurunnahar Mohila College, founded in 1985, and Jhenaidah College. Government KC College, founded in 1960,[1] is the only masters level one.[4]
According to Banglapedia, Jhenaidah Government Girls' High School, founded in 1954, Jhenaidah Government High School (1877), Kanchannagar Model School and College (1973), and Wazir Ali High School (1903) are notable secondary schools.[1][5]
The madrasa education system includes one kamil madrasa.[6]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ a b c Md Moshiur Rahman (2012), "Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c d e f "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jhenaidah" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Jhenaidah district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
- ^ "College List". Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Home". Kanchannagar Model School and College (in Bengali).
- ^ "Madrasa List". Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2024.