Jhenaidah District () is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. Part of the Khulna Division, the district has an area of . It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal to the south, Rajbari District and Magura District to the east, and Chuadanga District and West Bengal to the west. The largest city and headquarters of this district is Jhenaidah. 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. It became a district in 1984.

Geography Annual average temperature: maximum , minimum

Annual rainfall:

Demographics

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Jhenaidah District had 519,295 households and a population of 2,005,849 with an average of 3.82 people per household. Among the population, 336,231 inhabitants (16.76%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,021 people per km2. Jhenaidah District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.81%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1014 females per 1000 males. Approximately 21.09% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic minority population was 5,624.

+Religion in present-day Jhenaidah DistrictReligion194119811991200120112022%%%%%%Islam 293,88665.40%941,98384.87%1,198,92588.07%1,415,37989.61%1,601,08690.39%1,836,27391.55%Hinduism 154,11534.29%166,69615.02%159,30811.70%162,80810.31%167,8809.48%168,4448.40%Others1,3860.31%1,1960.11%3,0470.23%1,3030.08%2,3380.13%1,1320.05%Total Population449,387100%1,109,875100%1,361,280100%1,579,490100%1,771,304100%2,005,849100% Muslims are the majority community. Hindus are the largest minority and have been growing at a much slower pace than the Muslims. There is also a small population of 900 Christians, mainly in Kaliganj Upazila.

Archeological heritage The ruins of Muhammadabad, once a flourishing mint town of Bengal Sultanate named after Sultan of Bengal Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah, is situated in Kaliganj Upazilla of Jhenaidah district.

Some of the places of interest in Jhenaidah district are:

Biswabat, Bethuli Harihar Garh, Shailkupa Shailkupa Jami Mosque, Shailkupa Ram Gopal Mandir, Shailkupa Kharer Dighi Mosque, Kaliganj Jahajghata, Kaliganj Sawdaghar Dighi and Mosque Gorai Mosque, Kaliganj Jorbangla Mosque, Kaliganj Galakata Dighi and Mosque, Kaliganj Cheragdani Dighi and Mosque Dighi of Sree Ram Raja Tombs of Ghazi, Kalu & Champabati, Kaliganj Dhol Samudra Dighi, Jhenaidah Sadar Naldangha Rajbari Kaliganj Manasa Mandir, Maheshpur Krishna Balaram Dev Bigraha Mandir, Kaliganj Neel Kuthi, Madhupur, Jhenaidah Sadar Miyar Dalan, Jhenaidah Sadar Nungola Mosque, Kaliganj Monahar Mosque, Kaliganj Pirpukur Mosque, Kaliganj Sukur Mallik Mosque, Kaliganj Satgachiya Mosque, Kaliganj Tombs of Pagla Kanai, Jhenaidah Sadar Dhannoharia Purbopara Jame Mosque (Dhannoharia, Jadabpur, Moheshpur, Jhenaidah)

Administration

Deputy Commissioner: Mohammad Abdul Awal

Chairman of Zila Porishod: Md. Arifan Hasan Chowdhury

Subdivisions

There are six upazilas under this district:

Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila Maheshpur Upazila Kaliganj Upazila Kotchandpur Upazila Shailkupa Upazila Harinakunda Upazila

City and towns Jhenaidah district includes 1 municipal city Jhenaidah and 5 towns. All are governed by municipalities. City/town Area (km2) Population (2011)Population (2022) Jhenaidah 32.42 107,834140,256 Kaliganj 15.83 45,34158,820 Shailkupa 20.92 35,27139,694 Kotchandpur 20.16 33,09438,213 Maheshpur 21.16 27,67032,778 Harinakunda 22.26 22,011 26,161

Education University Islamic University, Bangladesh Jashore University of Science and Technology 2nd Campus(Jhenaidah Campus)- Jhenaidah Government Veterinary College

Colleges Government Birshestha Shahid Hamidur Rahman Degree College Government K.C. College Jhenaidah Government Lalon Shah College, Harinakundu Government K. M. H. College, Kotchandpur Kotchandpur Paura Mohila Degree College Maheshpur Government Degree College GOVT.Mahtab Uddin College, Kaliganj Moheshpur Poura Mohila Degree College Shahid Nur Ali College, Kaliganj Shailkupa Government Degree College Adil Uddin College Jhenaidah College Amena Khatun College, Narikelbaria, Jhenaidah shailkupa government pilot high school,shailkupa jhenaidah

Other tertiary institutions Institute of Health Technology, Jhenaidah Jhenaidah Government Veterinary College Jhenaidah Polytechnic Institute Sheikh Kamal Textile Engineering College, Jhenaidah

School and colleges Jhenaidah Cadet College Kanchannagar Model School and College, Jhenaidah Shishu Kunja School & College, Jhenaidah Jhenaidah Govt Technical School And College, Jhenidah Munuria ML School & College, Munuria, Jhenaidah

Secondary schools Baliadanga M.S Secondary School Kaligonj Government Naldanga Bhushan Pilot Secondary School, Kaliganj Harinakunda Priyanath High School Jhenaidah Government High School Jhenaidah Government Girls High School Joradah High School, Harinakundu Kola Bazar United High School, Kaliganj Kotchandpur Girls' High School Kotchandpur Govt. Model Pilot Secondary School Kotchandpur Secondary School (1899) Maheshpur High School Maheshpur Pilot Girls' High School Raigram Banikanta Secondary School Solimunnessa Pilot Girls High School, Kaliganj

Notable residents

Khandaker Abdullah Jahangir - Bangladeshi Islamic scholar. 1 February 1961 – 11 May 2016), or simply known as Abdullah Jahangir, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, professor, author and television presenter. Abul Hasan Jashori – Islamic scholar and a freedom fighter Qazi Mu'tasim Billah – Islamic scholar and a former professor at the University of Dhaka Abdul Hyee – a member of parliament and a freedom fighter Birshrestho Hamidur Rahman – national hero, a sepoy in Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War Ila Mitra – activist, peasants movement organizer of the Indian subcontinent, elected member of Vidhan Sabha (Provincial Assembly) four times between 1962 and 1978. Golam Mostofa (poet) – Bengali writer and poet Pagla Kanai – a Bengali mystic folk singer, baul and philosopher Jamal Nazrul Islam – mathematical physicist and cosmologist Zillur Rahman- educationist, former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University

See also Mobarakganj Sugar Mills Limited Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah Government Naldanga Bhushan Pilot Secondary School, Jhenaidah References

External links

Map of Jhenaidah District