Jhenaidah

City and District headquarter of Jhenaidah District

This article is about the city. For the district, see Jhenaidah District. For the subdistrict, see Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila.

City & Municipality in Khulna, Bangladesh

Jhenaidah

ঝিনাইদহ

City & Municipality

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Jhenaidah

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Jhenaidah

Jhenaidah (Bangladesh)

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Coordinates: 23°32′30″N 89°11′00″E﻿ / ﻿23.541668°N 89.183334°E﻿ / 23.541668; 89.183334
Country|  Bangladesh
Division| Khulna
District| Jhenaidah
Upazila| Jhenaidah Sadar
Government

• Type| Mayor–Council
• Body| Jhenaidah Municipality
Area

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• Total

| 32.42 km2 (12.52 sq mi)
Population

• Total

| 140,256
• Density| 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
• Rank

| 19th[2]
Time zone| UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code|

7300[3]

National Dialing Code| +880

Jhenaidah (Bengali: ঝিনাইদহ) is a city in the Khulna Division of south-western Bangladesh.[4] Jhenaidah is the headquarters of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila and Jhenaidah District.[1] The city has a population of about 140,000, making it the 19th largest city in Bangladesh. It is the fourth largest city in the Khulna division, after Khulna, Kushtia, and Jessore.[2]

## Etymology

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This area was once very popular for trading oysters. In the past, people of this area used to collect a huge quantity of oysters from the river bed Nabaganga and the adjacent khaals and beels. It is believed that the name of the aea might have derived from Jhinuk.[5]

## History

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Jhenaidah, the largest city of Jhenaidah District, likely came into existence in the middle of the 18th century.[5] Previously, it was a part of Greater Kushtia, itself once a part of Greater Nadia.

## Demographics

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Religions in Jhenaidah city (2011)[6]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 87.23%
Hinduism |

| 12.71%
Other or not stated |

| 0.06%

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Jhenaidah city had a population of 140,256.[7]: 388–394

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jhenaidah city had 25,286 households and a population of 107,834. 18,813 (17.45%) were under 10 years of age. Jhenaidah had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 959 females per 1000 males.[6]

## Administration

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The city consists of a paurashava which is further divided into 9 wards and 34 Mahalla Wards & included mahallas are

Ward no. | Mahallas

|

1 | Bhutiargati, Khudropara, Gobindopur, Pabohati, Udaypur
2 | Kalikapur, Shatbaria, Municipal office area, Mahila college area, North Hamdah
3 | Chhoto kamarkundu, Dari gobindopur, Shikarpur, South Hamdah
4 | Hamdah, Kanchanpur
5 | Beparypara
6 | Jhenaidah, Kalabagan, North Kanchannagar, South Kanchannagar
7 | South khordo jhenaidah, Bergram, Lokkhikhol, Mothurapur, Mahishakundu
8 | North kordha jhenaidah, Arappur, Khajura
9 | Muraridah, Char Muraridah, East arappur.

## Transport

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Jhenaidah is the road transport hub of its district. It is on the Daulatdia–Mongla Highway (N7). The stretch that runs east to Magura, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) away, was the second deadliest in Bangladesh as of 2004.[8] The length that runs south to Jessore, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) away, is the busiest segment of the highway.[9] To the west it is connected by regional highway R745 to Chuadanga, 36 kilometres (22 mi) away. National highway N704 splits off the N7 north to Kushtia, 47 kilometres (29 mi) distant.[10]

## Education

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The literacy rate (age 7 years and above) is 67.2%.[5] Jhenaidah is known as important educational city of Khulna division. Educational institutions of Jhenaidah city are

* Jhenaidah Cadet College (Almost every year, it becomes first in Jessore board)
* Government K.C. College Jhenaidah
* Jhenaidah Government High School
* Jhenaidah Government Girls High School
* Kanchannagar Model High School and College
* Shaheen Cadet School, Jhenaidah
* Institute of Health and Technology
* Jhenaidah Polytechnical Institute
* Agricultural Training Institute, Jhenaidah

Aside from these, there are Jhenaidah Government Veterinary College, Sheikh Kamal Textile Engineering College, and Islamic University Bangladesh outside Jhenaidah municipality.

## References

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1. ^ a b Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. ^ a b "Population & Housing Census-2011: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 11. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
3. ^ "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
4. ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
5. ^ a b c "Population & Housing Census-2011: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 70. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
6. ^ a b "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1\. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
8. ^ "Road Master Plan" (PDF). Bangladesh Roads and Highways Department. 2009. p. 60\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
9. ^ Sharkia, S.; Haque, M. N.; Bhuiya, M. S. K. (21 August 2015). "Structural condition assessment of bridges and culverts in national highway N7" (PDF). IABSE-JSCE Joint Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-III. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. p. 428\. ISBN 978-984-33-9313-5.
10. ^ "RHD Road Network, Khulna Zone" (PDF). Roads and Highways Department. May 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-07-25.