Jaldhaka ( bn, জলঢাকা, ''Joldhaaka'', means ''covered under water'') 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 ...
of
Nilphamari District in the Division of
Rangpur,
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 ...
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Geography
Jaldhaka is located at . It has 45456 households and total area 303.52 km
2. Its eastern part is surrounded by Golna Union, northern part by Dimla, western part by Nilphamary Sadar and southern part by Rangpur District.
Demographics
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 ...
, Jaldhaka has a population of 233885. Males constitute 51.5% of the population, and females 48.5%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 114763. Jaldhaka has an average literacy rate of 18.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Jaldhaka Upazila is divided into Jaldhaka Municipality and 11
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: Balagram, Dharmapal, Douabari, Golna,Golmunda, Kaimari, Kathali, Khutamara, Mirganj, Shaulmari, and Simulbari. The union parishads are subdivided into 69 mauzas and 61 villages.
Jaldhaka Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15
mahallas.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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 ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Nilphamari District
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