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'''Jhenaidah District''' ({{lang-langx|bn|ঝিনাইদহ}}) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is a partPart of the [[Khulna Division]]., Itthe 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, India to the west. The largest city and headquarterheadquarters 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 sub-division was established in 1862. andIt was turned intobecame a district in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/24901555/Jhenaidah-District-Town|title = Jhenaidah District Town}}</ref>
 
==Geography==
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==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|align=leftcenter
|percentages=pagr
|1974 |976192
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|2001 |1579490
|2011 |1771304
|2022 |2005849
|footnote= Sources:<ref name="census2011"/>
|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]]}}</ref>
}}
 
According to the [[20112022 Bangladeshi census|2022 Census of Bangladesh|2011 Bangladesh census]], Jhenaidah District had 519,295 households and a population of 12,771,304005,849 ofwith whichan 886,402average were3.82 malespeople andper 884,902 femaleshousehold. RuralAmong the population, was 1336,491,112231 (8416.1876%) andinhabitants urbanwere under 10 years of age. The population density was 2801,192021 (15.82%)people per km<sup>2</sup>. Jhenaidah District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 4872.4081%, compared forto the populationnational 7average yearsof 74.80%, and above:a 50.45%sex forratio of 1014 females per 1000 males. andApproximately, 4621.3509% forof femalesthe population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 5,624.<ref name="census20112022census">{{citeCite webbook |url=httphttps://203bbs.112portal.218gov.65:8008bd/WebTestApplicationsites/userfilesdefault/Imagefiles/PopCenZilz2011files/Zila_JENAIDAHbbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2023-11-20-05-20-e6676a7993679bfd72a663e39ef0cca7.pdf |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 20112022 ZilaNational Report – Jhenaidah|website=bbs.gov.bd|publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |date=November 2023 |isbn= |volume=1 |pages=}}</ref>
 
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Jhenaidah districtDistrict (20112022)<ref name="census20112022census"/>
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{{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|MuslimsIslam]]|green|9091.3955}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|HindusHinduism]]|darkorange|98.4840}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.1305}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Religion in present-day Jhenaidah district{{Efn|Jhenaida subdivision and Maheshpur thana of Bongaon subdivision of Jessore district}}District
! rowspan="2" |Religion
!Population (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|86-8786–87}}{{Efn|Jhenaidah subdivision and Maheshpur thana of Bongaon subdivision of Jessore district}}
! colspan="2" |1981<ref name="census2011" />
!Percentage (1941)
!Population (2011)colspan="2" |1991<ref name="census2011" />
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="census2011" />
!Percentage (2011)
! 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
|1,601,186
|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%
|21,238196
|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
|'''1,771,304'''
|'''!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==
*Biswabat, Bethuli
*Harihar Garh, [[Shailkupa Upazila|Shailkupa]]
*Shailkupa Jami Mosque, [[Shailkupa Upazila|Shailkupa]]
*Ram Gopal Mandir, [[Shailkupa Upazila|Shailkupa]]
*Kharer Dighi Mosque, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*Jahajghata, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*Sawdaghar Dighi and Mosque
*Gorai Mosque, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*Jor Bangla Mosque, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*Galakata Dighi and Mosque, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*Cheragdani Dighi and Mosque
*Dighi of Sree Ram Raja
*Tombs of Ghazi, Kalu & Champabati, [[Kaliganj
*Dhol UpazilaSamudra Dighi, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]] Sadar
*Naldangha Rajbari Kaliganj
*Dhol Samudra Dighi, [[Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila|Jhenaidah Sadar]]
*Manasa Mandir, Maheshpur
*Naldangha Rajbari and Mandir, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*Krishna Balaram Dev Bigraha Mandir, Kaliganj
*Manasa Mandir, [[Maheshpur Upazila|Maheshpur]]
*Neel Kuthi, Madhupur, Jhenaidah Sadar
*Krishna Balaram Dev Bigraha Mandir, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*NeelMiyar KuthiDalan, Madhupur, [[Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila|Jhenaidah Sadar]]
*Nungola Mosque, Kaliganj
*Miyar Dalan, [[Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila|Jhenaidah Sadar]]
*NoongolaMonahar Mosque, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*MonaharPirpukur Mosque, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*PirpukurSukur Mallik Mosque, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*Sukur MallikSatgachiya Mosque, [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
*SatgachiyaTombs Mosque,of [[KaliganjPagla UpazilaKanai, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]] Sadar
*Tombs of Pagla Kanai, [[Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila|Jhenaidah Sadar]]
*Dhannoharia Purbopara Jame Mosque (Dhannoharia, Jadabpur, Moheshpur, Jhenaidah)
 
==Administration==
 
Deputy Commissioner: Soroj Kumar Nath<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: Kanak Kanti Das <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===
There are six [[upazila|upazilas]]s under this district:
 
# [[Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila]]
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! City/town !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>) !! 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 Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]] || 15.83 || 45,341
|58,820
|-
| [[Shailkupa]]|| 20.92 || 35,271
|39,694
|-
| [[Kotchandpur]]|| 20.16 || 33,094
|38,213
|-
| [[Maheshpur Upazila|Maheshpur]] || 21.16 || 27,670
|32,778
|-
| [[Harinakunda]]|| 22.26 || 22,011
|26,161
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* 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
* Jhenaidah College
 
===Other tertiary institutions===
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* [[Jhenaidah Cadet College]]
* Kanchannagar Model School and College, Jhenaidah
* [[Shishu Kunja School & College]], Jhenaidah
* Jhenaidah Govt Technical School And College, Jhenidah
 
===Secondary schools===
* [[Government Naldanga Bhushan Pilot Secondary School]], [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah|Kaliganj]]
* Harinakunda Priyanath High School
* Jehnaidah Government High School
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* Maheshpur High School
* Maheshpur Pilot Girls' High School
* Naldanga Bhushan Pilot Secondary School, Kaliganj
* Raigram Banikanta Secondary School
* Solimunnessa Pilot Girls High School, Kaliganj
 
==Notable residents==
{{alumni|residents|date=January 2023}}
* [[Khandaker Abdullah Jahangir]]-
* [[Abul Hasan Jashori]] – Islamic scholar and freedom fighter
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. He also made appearances on various national and international television channels discussing contemporary issues relating to Islam including Peace TV, ATN Bangla, NTV, Channel 9 and Islamic TV
* [[Qazi Mu'tasim Billah]] – Islamic scholar and former professor at the [[University of Dhaka]]
* [[AbdulAbul HyeeHasan Jashori]] – aIslamic memberscholar ofand parliament,a [[freedom fighter]] and [[commander]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Qazi Mu'tasim Billah]] – Islamic scholar and a former professor at the [[University of Dhaka]]
*[[Bashir Uddin Ahmad Mazmadar]]- Zamindar, Lawyer, British Civil Servant officer, politician, member of parliament in Pakistan, Minister of Public Works, Power and Water, close associate of Hussain Shaheed Sherwardy and Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Bogra, instrumental in establishing Jhenaidah Cadet College,Jessore Education Board
* [[Abdul Hyee]] – a member of parliament and a freedom fighter
* [[Bagha Jatin]] – an [[Indian Bengali]] [[revolutionary]] against [[British rule]]
* [[Hamidur Rahman|BirshresthaBirshrestho Hamidur Rahman]] – national hero, a [[sepoy]] in [[Bangladesh Army]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Ila Mitra]] – activist, [[Peasantspeasants movement]] organizer of the [[Indian subcontinent]], elected member of [[Vidhan Sabha]] (Provincial Assembly) four times between 1962 and 1978.
* [[Lalon|Fakir Lalon Shah]] – a prominent Bengali philosopher, [[baul]] [[saint]] and [[social reformer]]
* [[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]]
* [[Md Abdul Alim (famous english poet and journalist)]] – he was born at natunvucktto malithia (Langolbandh) in Shailkupa. He is famous for his poem. He was a Shailkupa upazila correspondent in many English Newspaper also he was a famous teacher in Shailkupa. He completed honours and Masters in Dhaka University. He Completed ‘English for Journalism ' from USA.‘Eternal Quest ',‘Who will Bury me ', ‘Stand for Justice ', ‘Victim of Electricity ', ‘Shadows of Success', ‘Apply to BPSC' is his famous poem.
 
==See also==
* [[Mobarakganj Sugar Mills Limited]]
* [[Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah]]
* [[Government Naldanga Bhushan Pilot Secondary School]], [[Jhenaidah]]
==References==
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