Jibannagar Upazila

Jibannagar (Bengali: জীবননগর) is an upazila of Chuadanga District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Jibannagar, Khulna, Bangladesh

জীবননগর
Upazila
Jibannagar, Khulna, Bangladesh
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°25′N 88°49.2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictChuadanga District
Area
 • Total199.32 km2 (76.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total179,581
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Jibannagar

Geography

Jibannagar is located at 23.4167°N 88.8208°E / 23.4167; 88.8208. It has 22628 households and total area 199.32 km2. Jibannagar Upazila has an area of 199.32 km2. The main rivers located in Jibannagar are Bhairab River and Kobadak River.

Jibannagar Upazila is bounded by Chuadanga Sadar Upazila on the north, Kotchandpur Upazila, in Jhenaidah District, on the east, Maheshpur Upazila, in Jhenaidah District, on the south, and Hanskhali CD Block, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the west.[2][3]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Jibannagar had a population of 179,581. Males constituted 50.03% of the population and females 49.97. Muslims formed 97.496% of the population, Hindus 2.482%, Christians 0.003% and others 0.019%. Jibannagar had a literacy rate of 46.14% for the population 7 years and above.[4]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jibannagar has a population of 125,102. Males constitute 51.32% of the population, and females 48.68%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 61,511.[5]

Administration

Jibannagar Upazila is divided into Jibannagar Municipality and seven union parishads: Andulbaria, Banka, Hasadah, KDK, Raypur, Shimanto, and Uthali. The union parishads are subdivided into 76 mauzas and 82 villages.[6][7]

Jibannagar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.[6]

School
  • Kashipur Secondary School
  • Jibonnagar Thana Pilot Girls School
  • [{Monohorpur secondary School}]
  • B C K M P Secondary School
  • Roypur Secondary School
  • Hasadah Secondary School
  • Uthali Secondary School
  • Shaplakali Ideal School
  • Jibannagar Degree College
  • Jibannagar Girl's Degree College
  • Dhopakhali High School
  • Jibonnagar Thana modal high School
  • করতোয়া মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়
  • shahapur high school
  • Minajpur secondary school
  • ##Goyeshpur Secondary School##

See also

References
  1. Iman Siddiqui (2012), "Jibannagar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Jibannagar Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. "Tehsil Map of Nadia". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Chuadanga" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. "District Statistics 2011: Chuadanga" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. জীবননগর উপজেলা [Unions]. Jibannagar Upazila (in Bengali).
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