Chuadanga Sadar ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা সদর) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

Chuadanga District Chuadanga ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা, tʃuaɖaŋga), is a district of the western Khulna Division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, Meherpur District to the northwest, Jessore District to ...

in the Division of

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh.

Geography

Chuadanga Sadar is located at . It has 41135 households and total area 289.59 km2. Chuadanga Sadar Upazila is bounded by

Alamdanga Upazila Alamdanga ( bn, আলমডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It covers an area of . Geography Alamdanga is located at . It has 44,699 households and total area 360.4 km2. Demographic ...

in Chuadanga District, on the north,

Jibannagar Upazila Jibannagar ( bn, জীবননগর) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna Division, Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Jibannagar is located at . It has 22628 households and total area 199.32 km2. Jibannagar Upazila has ...

, in Chuadanga District, on the south, Jhenaidah Sadar, Kotchandpur and Harinakunda Upazilas, in

Jhenaidah District Jhenaidah District ( bn, ঝিনাইদহ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It has an area of . It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal, India to the so ...

, on the east,

Damurhuda Upazila Damurhuda ( bn, দামুড়হুদা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Damurhuda is located at . It has 37,279 households and a total area of 308.11 km2. Dumurhuda Upazila is bou ...

in Chuadanga District and

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

state of

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on the west.

1971 liberation war

The

Bir Protik Bir Protik ( bn, বীর প্রতীক ''Bīr Pratīk'', "Symbol of Bravery or Idol of Courage") is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. Recipients This award was declared on 15 December 1973. A total of 426 people have rece ...

award for gallantry was awarded to Harunur Rashed of Chuadanga District. He was killed on November 27 at Jadupur, under Chuadanga Sadar Upazila. He is buried at Jadupur in the tomb on the day after the elimination of Johor. He fought heroically in many parts of Chuadanga. Every 16 December and 26 March Chuadanga honours his family. He has a son who was born six months after his father's death. His wife's name was Mst. Suraton Nesa. She died in 2004.

Demographics

According to

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Chuadanga Sadar had a population of 313,935. Males constituted 49.94% of the population and females 50.06. Muslims formed 97.246% of the population, Hindus 2.683%, Christians 0.055% and others 0.016%. Chuadanga Sadar had a literacy rate of 47.54% for the population 7 years and above. As of the

1991 Bangladesh census In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...

, Chuadanga Sadar has a population of 223,247. Males constitute 51.37% of the population, and females 48.63%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 115,858. Chuadanga Sadar has an average literacy rate of 28.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Chuadanga Sadar Upazila is divided into Chuadanga Municipality and seven

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Alukdia, Begumpur, Kutubpur, Mominpur, Padmabila, Shankar Chandra, and Titudah. The union parishads are subdivided into 90 mauzas and 129 villages. Chuadanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 41

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...

Education

* V.J. (Victoria Jubilee) Government High School * Chuadanga Adarsha High School * Adarsha Girls High School * Collectorate school and college Chuadanga * Chuadanga Government Girls High School * Chuadanga Academy School * Chuadanga Police Line School * Rail Bazar Govt. Primary School * 105 No Matiar Rahman Malik Government Primary School * Jhinuk High School * Taltola Government Primary School * Bujruk Gorgori Government Primary School * Chuadanga Technical School and College *

Chuadanga Government College Chuadanga Government College ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা সরকারি কলেজ) is an educational institution in the municipality of Chuadanga, headquarters of Chuadanga District, in western Bangladesh. Founded in 1962, it is ...

* Chuadanga Pouro Degree College * Chuadanga Mohila College * Badarganj Degree College * BORO SALUA NEW MODEL COLLEGE * TATUL SHEIKH COLLEGE * Badarganj Alia Madrasa * CHUADANGA FAZIL MADRASAH * CHUADANGA MOHILA DAKHIL MADRASAH * First Capital University of Bangladesh (FCUB) According to Banglapedia Chuadanga Sadar Upazila have: College 4, Secondary School 27, Technical School 1, Madrasa 8.

Transport

Chuadanga is connected with Capital Dhaka by Road & Train. CD explorer, Royal Express, Purbasha Paribahan, JR Paribahan, Darsana deluxe and Sonartori etc. are the main bus operators.

Notable persons

Solaiman Haque Joarder Solaiman Haque Joarder also known as Solaiman Haque Joarder Selun is an Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament for Chuadanga-1. Early life Joarder was born on 15 March 1946. He completed his education up to S.S.C. or g ...

, MP

References

{{Upazilas of Khulna Division Upazilas of Chuadanga District Chuadanga District Khulna Division