Jibannagar Upazila
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Jibannagar
জীবননগর | |
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 Khaza Paresh Dargah | |
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| Coordinates: 23°25′N 88°49.2′E / 23.417°N 88.8200°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Chuadanga |
| Area | |
• Total | 199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 197,785 |
| • Density | 992.65/km2 (2,570.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7230[2] |
| Website | Official Map of Jibannagar |
Jibannagar (Bengali: জীবননগর) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in Khulna, Bangladesh.[3]
Jibannagar is located at 23°25′00″N 88°49′15″E / 23.4167°N 88.8208°E. It has 44,185 households and total area 199.25 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.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 97,972 | — |
| 1991 | 125,102 | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 164,208 | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 179,581 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 197,775 | +10.1% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[4] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Jibannagar Upazila had 52,589 households and a population of 197,785. 8.54% of the population were under 5 years of age. Jibannagar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.40%: 74.29% for males and 72.51% for females, and a sex ratio of 99.50 males for every 100 females. 33,455 (16.91%) lived in urban areas.[4]
Administration
Jibannagar, originally a Thana, was turned into an upazila in 1983.[3]
Jibannagar Upazila is divided into Jibannagar Municipality and seven union parishads: Andulbaria, Banka, Hasadah, KDK, Raypur, Shimanto, and Uthali. The union parishads are subdivided into 76 mauzas and 82 villages.[5]
Jibannagar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.[5]
