Jhenaidah District

Jhenidah
District
Coordinates: 23.54°N 89.00°ECoordinates: 23.54°N 89.00°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
Area
• Total	1,964.77 km2 (758.60 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,771,304 [1]
Literacy rate
• Total	62.00%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Website	Official Website Website

Jhenidah is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It is an area 1964.77 km².^[1] It is bordered by the Kushtia District to the north, to the south by Jessore District and West Bengal (India), to the east by Rajbari District and Magura District and to the west by Chuadanga District and West Bengal (India) on the west.^[2]

Contents

• 1 Population
• 2 Geography
• 3 Administration
• 4 Subdivisions
• 5 Educational institutions
• 6 Religion
• 7 Notable people
• 8 Transport
• 9 Major places
• 10 Media
• 11 See also
• 12 Footnotes
• 13 External links

Population

Jhenidah district has 1,771,304 people as of 2011.^[1]

Geography

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Administration

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Subdivisions

There are six upazilas under this district:

1. Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila
2. Maheshpur Upazila (Bengali: মহেশপুর)
3. Kaliganj Upazila
4. Kotchandpur Upazila
5. Shailkupa Upazila
6. Harinakunda Upazila

Educational institutions

Jhenaidah Cadet College, Jhenaidah Govt Boys High School, Jhenaidah Govt Girls High School, Kanchan Nagore Model High School, Jhenaidah College, Jhenaidah govt K.C College, Shishukunjo High School and College, Govt Nurunahar Mohila College, Govt Lalon Shah College, Jhenaidah Polytechnic Institute,Richaran Tarinicharan College.Maolanabad High School e.t.c.

Religion

The district is predominately Muslim, 88.07%. The next largest religion is Hinduism with 11.7%.^[3]

Religion in Jhenaidah District
Percent			Religion
Islam			80.7%
Hinduism			11.07%
Christianity			0.11%
Buddhism			0.05%
others			0.07%

Notable people

• Social Activist Mahmudul Hasan (Shekhpara)
• Sir Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam, Mathematical Physicist and Cosmologist
• Dr. M. Aminul Islam,(Bakarba,Shailkupa),ex vice chancellor, Bangladesh Open University
• Late Dr. K.Ahmed, Founder Chairman, Jhenidah Municipality
• Mahfuz Ahmed (Naldanga)
• Ms. Monowara Khatun, Educationist, Human rights worker
• Md.Shamim Hossain Mailmary (shailkupa Upazila)

Transport

• Roads & Highway:
• Bus, Truck, car, Rickshaw, Van etc.

Major places

• Nobodua, a place of Boishakh Mela

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• Naldanga Mandir

Media

Print media

• Prothom Alo (National)
• The Daily Kaler kantho (National)
• Daily Samakal (National)
• The Daily Janakantha(National)

Telecommunications

• Airtel, BTCL, Bangla Link, Teletalk, Grameen Phone

Satellite Television

• Dish TV, TATA Sky.