Jibannagar Upazila


Jibannagar is an Upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Jibannagar is located at. It has 22628 households and total area 199.32 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.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Jibannagar had a population of 179,581. Males constituted 50.03% of the population and females 49.97. Muslims formed 97.496% of the population, Hindus 2.482%, Christians 0.003% and others 0.019%. Jibannagar had a literacy rate of 46.14% for the population 7 years and above.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jibannagar has a population of 125,102. Males constitute 51.32% of the population, and females 48.68%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 61,511.

Administration

Jibannagar Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: KDK, Andulbaria, Banka, Hasadah, Raypur, Shimanto, and Uthali.

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