Jhenaidah District

{{About|the district|the city|Jhenaidah|the subdistrict|Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Short description|District in Khulna Division}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Jhenaidah District | native_name = ঝিনাইদহ জেলা | native_name_lang = bn | official_name = | type = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District of Bangladesh]] | image_skyline = {{Photomontage | position=center | size = 250 | spacing = 2 | color = | border = | photo1a = ঝিনাইদহ পায়রা চত্ত্বর.jpg | photo2a = Jhenaidah PathagarMoshjid 20Mar14 IMG 7085.jpg | photo2b = Jhenaidah GolakataMosque 20Mar14 IMG 7001.jpg | photo3a = Jhenaidah PirPukurMosque 20Mar14 IMG 7018.jpg | photo3b = Jor Bangla Mosque.jpg | photo3c = Jhenaidah NunGolaMoshjid 20Mar14 IMG 7057.jpg }} | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Clockwise from top: Jhenaidah Paira Chattar, Jhenaidah Golakata Mosque, [[Jorbangla Mosque]], Pir Pukur Masjid, Jhenaidah Pathagar Mosque, Jhenaidah [[Noongola Mosque|Noongola Masjid]], | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | motto = | mottoes = | image_map = BD Jhenaidah District locator map.svg | map_caption = Location of Jhenaidah District in Bangladesh | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-point = none | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Jhenaidah in Bangladesh | coordinates = {{coord|23.54|89.00|region:BD|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Khulna Division|Khulna]] | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [[Jhenaidah]] | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Bangladesh)|Deputy Commissioner]] | leader_name = Monira Begum | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1964.77 | area_metro_km2 = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref name="2022census-prelim">{{Cite book |title=Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vhn2t_PbEzo5-NDGBeoFJq4XCoSzOVKg/view |date=August 2022 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |pages=viii, 29, 38, 45 |isbn=978-984-35-2977-0}}</ref> | population_total = 2005849 | population_as_of = [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022]] | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_demonyms = | population_note = | timezone1 = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]] | utc_offset1 = +06:00 | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Bangladesh|Postal code]] | postal_code = 7300 | website = | footnotes = | area_code = 0451 | iso_code = BD-23 | blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2023) | blank_info_sec1 = 0.694<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> {{color|#fc0|medium}} · [[List of regions of Bangladesh by Human Development Index|9th of 22]] | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = }}

'''Jhenaidah District''' ({{langx|bn|ঝিনাইদহ জেলা}}) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. Part of the [[Khulna Division]], the district has an area of {{cvt|1964.77|km2}}.<ref name=census>{{cite web | url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm1id=44 | title=Jhenaidah (District (Zila)) | access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> It is bordered by [[Kushtia District]] to the north, [[Jessore District]] and [[West Bengal, India|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]].<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite book|author=BM Rezaul Karim|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|year=2012|editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal|edition=Second|chapter=Jhenaidah District|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jhenaidah_District}}</ref> At the beginning of the British rule, Jhenaidah was a police outpost and was turned into a [[Thanas of Bangladesh|thana]] in 1793. The Jhenaidah sub-division was established in 1862. It became a district in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/24901555/Jhenaidah-District-Town|title = Jhenaidah District Town}}</ref>

==Geography== Annual average temperature: maximum {{cvt|37.1|°C}}, minimum {{cvt|11.2|°C}}<ref name=":0" />

Annual rainfall: {{cvt|1467|mm}}<ref name=":0">{{cite web| url = http://wikimapia.org/24901555/Jhenaidah-Dist-Town| title = Jhenaidah District Town}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{Historical populations |align=center |percentages=pagr |1974 |976192 |1981 |1109875 |1991 |1361280 |2001 |1579490 |2011 |1771304 |2022 |2005849 |footnote= Sources:<ref name="2022census" /><ref name="census2011">{{cite web|url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_JENAIDAH.pdf|title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jhenaidah|website=bbs.gov.bd|publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]|access-date=17 December 2018|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930044449/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_JENAIDAH.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}

According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census|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.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2023-11-20-05-20-e6676a7993679bfd72a663e39ef0cca7.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |date=November 2023 |isbn= |volume=1 |pages=}}</ref>

{{bar box |title=Religions in Jhenaidah District (2022)<ref name="2022census"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]]|green|91.55}} {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]]|darkorange|8.40}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.05}} }}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Religion in present-day Jhenaidah District ! rowspan="2" |Religion ! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="1941religion">{{cite web |title=Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province |url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/37365/GIPE-020591.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y |access-date=13 August 2022}}</ref>{{rp|86–87}}{{Efn|Jhenaidah subdivision and Maheshpur thana of Bongaon subdivision of Jessore district}} ! colspan="2" |1981<ref name="census2011" /> ! colspan="2" |1991<ref name="census2011" /> ! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="census2011" /> ! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="census2011" /> ! colspan="2" |2022<ref name="2022census" /> |- !{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}} !% !{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}} !% !{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}} !% !{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}} !% !{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}} !% !{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}} !% |- |[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]] [[File:Star_and_Crescent.svg|15x15px]] |293,886 |65.40% |941,983 |84.87% |1,198,925 |88.07% |1,415,379 |89.61% |1,601,086 |90.39% |1,836,273 |91.55% |- |[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|16x16px]] |154,115 |34.29% |166,696 |15.02% |159,308 |11.70% |162,808 |10.31% |167,880 |9.48% |168,444 |8.40% |- |Others{{efn|Including [[Jainism]], [[Christianity]], [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], [[Ad-Dharmi]]s, or not stated}} |1,386 |0.31% |1,196 |0.11% |3,047 |0.23% |1,303 |0.08% |2,338 |0.13% |1,132 |0.05% |- !Total Population !449,387 !100% !1,109,875 !100% !1,361,280 !100% !1,579,490 !100% !1,771,304 !100% !2,005,849 !100% |} 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]],<ref name=dani>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126929/page/77/mode/2up|title=Asiatic Society Of Pakistan Vol-ii|author=Ahmad Hasan Dani|author-link=Ahmad Hasan Dani|chapter=Analysis of the Inscriptions|date=17 September 2023 |pages=77}}</ref> is situated in Kaliganj Upazilla of Jhenaidah district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report |url=https://archaeology.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/archaeology.portal.gov.bd/page/756d73c4_36c1_496d_bb60_5b8d2d992177/2024-08-31-08-25-0f1155f2de64fda567278ce5a6bdc2c9.pdf |website=Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh |access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref>

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 *[[মিয়ার দালান|Miyar Dalan, Jhenaidah Sadar]] *[[Noongola Mosque|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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jhenaidah.gov.bd/site/officer_list/d8b85860-1c4b-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766 |script-title=bn:মোঃ জাকির হোসেন |trans-title=Md. Zakir Hossain |website=Jhenaidah District |publisher=Bangladesh National Portal |access-date=19 June 2017 |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320191627/http://www.jhenaidah.gov.bd/site/officer_list/d8b85860-1c4b-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Chairman of Zila Porishod: Md. Arifan Hasan Chowdhury<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jhenaidah.gov.bd/site/view/leader |script-title=bn:জনপ্রতিনিধিদের তালিকা |trans-title=List of representatives |website=Jhenaidah District |publisher=Bangladesh National Portal |access-date=19 June 2017 |archive-date=4 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104234302/http://www.jhenaidah.gov.bd/site/view/leader |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Subdivisions=== [[File:Jhenaidah District upazila geocode map - Small Area Atlas Bangladesh.svg|thumb|Jhenaidah District upazila geocode map]]

There are six [[upazila|upazilas]] under this district:

# [[Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila]] # [[Maheshpur Upazila]] # [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|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. {| class="wikitable" |- ! City/town !! Area (km2) !! Population (2011)<ref name="census2011" /> !Population (2022)<ref name="census2022">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=391}}</ref> |- | [[Jhenaidah]] || 32.42 || 107,834 |140,256 |- | [[Kaliganj, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]|| 15.83 || 45,341 |58,820 |- | [[Shailkupa Upazila|Shailkupa]]|| 20.92 || 35,271 |39,694 |- | [[Kotchandpur]]|| 20.16 || 33,094 |38,213 |- | [[Maheshpur,Jhenaidah|Maheshpur ]]|| 21.16 || 27,670 |32,778 |- | [[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 Upazila, Jhenaidah|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== {{alumni|residents|date=June 2025}}

* [[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 * [[Hamidur Rahman|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)]] – [[Bengalis|Bengali]] writer and poet * [[Pagla Kanai]] – a Bengali mystic [[folk singer]], [[baul]] and philosopher * [[Jamal Nazrul Islam]] – [[mathematical physicist]] and [[cosmologist]] * [[Zillur Rahman Siddiqui|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== {{Reflist}}{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Jhenaidah District}} * [http://www.ndibd.org/admin/map/29010783.pdf Map of Jhenaidah District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820160559/http://www.ndibd.org/admin/map/29010783.pdf |date=20 August 2008 }}

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