Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila
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Geography
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Demographics
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As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Jhenaidah Sadar upazila had 108,924 households and a population of 455,932. 89,325 (19.59%) were under 10 years of age. Jhenaidah Sadar had an average literacy rate of 51.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males. 110,541 (24.25%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][4]
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 union parishads: Dogachi, Fursondi, Ganna, Ghorshal, Halidhani, Harishongkorpur, Kalicharanpur, Kumrabaria,Maharazpur, Modhuhati, Naldanga, padmakar, Paglakanai, Porahati, Sadhuhati, Saganna, and Surat. The union parishads are subdivided into 268 mauzas and 284 villages.[2]
Jhenaidah Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[2]
Education
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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][6]
The madrasa education system includes one kamil madrasa.[7]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
References
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