Jhikargacha Upazila Explained

Official Name:Jhikargacha
Native Name:ঝিকরগাছা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Image Alt:pop star
Coordinates:23°N 89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Khulna
Subdivision Name2:Jessore
Area Total Km2:307.96
Population Total:298908
Population As Of:2011 Census
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:Official Map of Jhikargachha
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Jhikargachha (Bengali: ঝিকরগাছা) is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jhikargachha upazila had 72,266 households and a population of 298,908. 59,174 (19.80%) were under 10 years of age. Jhikargachha had an average literacy rate of 53.02%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1032 females per 1000 males. 41,439 (13.86%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] [2]

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jhikargachha had a population of 235,882. Males constituted 51.24% of the population and females 48.76%. The population aged 18 or older was 119,652. Jhikargachha had an average literacy rate of 27.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Administration

Jhikargacha thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Jhikargacha Upazila is divided into Jhikargacha Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bankra, Ganganandapur, Gadkhali, Hajirbagh, Jhikargachha, Magura, Nabharan, Nibaskhola, Panisara, Shankarpur, and Shimula. The union parishads are subdivided into 164 mauzas and 174 villages.

Jhikargacha Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[1]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh. According to Banglapedia, Jhikargacha B. M. High School, founded in 1936, Ganganandapur High School (1940), Jhikargachha Pilot Girls High School (1953), Jhikargacha M. L. High School (1888), and Raghunath Nagar Secondary School (1922) are notable secondary schools.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jessore . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Jhenaidah district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  4. Book: Ansari, Firoj . 2012 . Jhikargachha Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jhikargachha_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.