Official Name: | Jibannagar |
Native Name: | জীবননগর |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Khulna |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chuadanga |
Population Total: | 179,581 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Total Km2: | 199.25 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 23°N 88°W |
Website: | Official Map of Jibannagar |
Jibannagar (Bengali: জীবননগর) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Jibannagar is located at 23.4167°N 88.8208°W. It has 44,185 households and total area 199.25 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.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jibannagar upazila had 44,185 households and a population of 179,581. 35,555 (19.80%) were under 10 years of age. Jibannagar had a literacy rate of 46.14%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 38,152 (21.25%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jibannagar had a population of 125,102. Males constituted 51.32% of the population, and females made up 48.68%. This upazila's eighteen-up population was 61,511.[3]
Jibannagar, originally a Thana, was turned into an upazila in 1983.
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.[1]
Jibannagar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.[1]
Some notable schools of the upazila are: