Jhenaigati ( bn, ঝিনাইগাতী) 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 ...

Sherpur District Sherpur district ( bn, শেরপুর জেলা, ''Sherpur Jela'' also ''Sherpur Zila'') is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Mymensingh Division. Sherpur district was a sub-division of Jamalpur District before 1984. It was ...

under the division of

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Geography

Jhenaigati is located at . It has 30113 households and a total area of 231 km². Jhenaigati is bounded by the Meghalaya State of India on the north, Sherpur sadar and Sreebardi upazila on the south, Nalitabari upazila on the east, and Sreebardi upazila on the west. The main rivers are Shomeshwari, Maharashi and Subarnakhali.

Demographics

''Jhenaigati Thana'' was established in 1975 and was turned into an Upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of seven union parishads, 75 mouzas and 117 villages. Population: 1,60,554; male 78791, female 76276; Muslim 146153, Hindu 5435, Buddhist 3388 and others 91. Main occupations: agriculture 48.21%, commerce 7.73%, service 2.19%, agricultural laborer 27.36%, fishing and carpenter 2.36%, wage laborer 2.05%, transport 1.14% and others 8.42%. Land use: total cultivable land 14078.10 hectares; fallow land 2276.01 hectares; single crop 23%, double crop 67% and treble crop land 10%; land under irrigation 78%. Land control: among the peasants 32% are landless, 29% small, 27% intermediate and 12% rich; cultivable land per head 0.14 hectare. Religious institutions: mosques 253, temples 38, churches 11, tombs 1. Noted religious institutions: Khanbari Mosque and Tamagaon Eid Prayer Ground. Literacy rate and educational institutions: average literacy 33.44%; male 37.05%, female 29.73%. Noted educational institutions: Jhinaigati Govt. Model Pilot High School(1961), Ahmadnagar High School (1960), Alhaz Shafiuddin Ahmed College (1986), DR. Serazul Hoque Technical and Agriculture Diploma Institute (2001), Tinani Adarsha College (1986), Jhenaigati Mahila Adarsha College (2002), Malijhikanda High School (1948), Dighirpar Alim Madrasa (1962).

Administration

Jhenaigati Upazila has a Upazila Concil and seven union councils: Kangsha, Dhanshail, Nalkura, Gouripur, Jhenaigati Sadar, Hatibandha and Malijhikanda. The union councils are subdivided into 75 mauzas and 117 villages. U.N.O office, police station, banks, and many

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References

{{Upazilas of Mymensingh Division Upazilas of Sherpur District

Geography

Demographics

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