Jhenaidah ( bn, ঝিনাইদহ) is a city in the

Khulna Division The Khulna Division ( bn, খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and lar ...

of south-western

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. Jhenaidah is the headquarters of

Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila Jhenidah Sadar ( bn, ঝিনাইদহ সদর) is an upazila of Jhenaidah District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Jhenidah Sadar is located at . It has a total area 467.75 km2. Demographics According to the 2011 ...

and

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 s ...

. The city has a population of about 252 thousand, making it the 19th largest city in Bangladesh. It is the fourth largest city in the

Khulna division The Khulna Division ( bn, খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and lar ...

, after Khulna, Kushtia, and

Jessore Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...

Etymology

This area was once very popular for trading

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s. In the past, people of this area used to collect a huge quantity of oysters from the river bed Nabaganga and the adjacent and . It is believed that this place might have originated its name from Jhinuk.

History

Jhenaidah the largest city of

came into existence probably in the middle of eighteenth century. Previously it was a part of Greater Kushtia, itself once a part of Greater

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Demographic

The city occupies an area of . Its total population is 252,500 of which 128,300 are

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s and 124,200 are

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s. The total number of households in the city is 60,900.

Administration

The city consists of a paurashava which is further divided into 9 wards and 34

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Wards & included mahallas are

Transport

Jhenaidah is the road transport hub of its district. It is on the Daulatdia–Mongla Highway (N7). The stretch that runs east to Magura, about away, was the second deadliest in Bangladesh as of 2004. The length that runs south to

, about away, is the busiest segment of the highway. To the west it is connected by regional highway R745 to

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, away. National highway N704 splits off the N7 north to Kushtia, distant.

Education

The literacy rate (age 7 years and above) is 67.2%. Jhenaidah is known as important educational city of

. Educational institutions of Jhenaidah city are *

Jhenaidah Cadet College Jhenaidah Cadet College (JCC), which is an English version military boarding school, similar to West Point Military Academy, is located in the outskirts of Jhenidah in Bangladesh. It is one of twelve cadet colleges of Bangladesh. It has depar ...

(Almost every year, it becomes first in Jessore board) * Government K.C. College Jhenaidah * Jhenaidah Government High School * Jhenaidah Government Girls High School * Kanchannagar Model High School and College * Shaheen Cadet School, Jhenaidah * Institute of Health and Technology * Jhenaidah Polytechnical Institute * Agricultural Training Institute, Jhenaidah * Naldanga Bhushan Shishu Academy, Kaliganj Aside from these, there are

Jhenaidah Government Veterinary College Jhenaidah Government Veterinary College (JGVC) is the 9th veterinary institution in Bangladesh. It provides Doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree of 5 years that includes a 4 year long academic and 1 year internship. It was established at 2 ...

, Sheikh Kamal Textile Engineering College, and Islamic University Bangladesh outside Jhenaidah municipality.

References

{{Reflist Cities in Bangladesh Populated places in Jhenaidah District