Jibannagar Upazila

Jibannagar
জীবননগর
Upazila
Jibannagar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°25′N 88°49.2′E / 23.417°N 88.8200°E / 23.417; 88.8200Coordinates: 23°25′N 88°49.2′E / 23.417°N 88.8200°E / 23.417; 88.8200
Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Chuadanga District
Area
  Total 199.32 km2 (76.96 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 125,102
  Density 628/km2 (1,630/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Jibannagar

Jibannagar (Bengali: জীবননগর) is an Upazila of Chuadanga District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Jibannagar is located at 23°25′00″N 88°49′15″E / 23.4167°N 88.8208°E / 23.4167; 88.8208 . It has 22628 households and total area 199.32 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jibannagar has a population of 125102. Males constitute 51.32% of the population, and females 48.68%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 61511. Jibannagar has an average literacy rate of 22.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Jibannagar Upazila with an area of 199.32 km2, is bounded by chuadanga sadar upazila on the north, maheshpur upazila on the south, kotchandpur upazila on the east, west Bengal of India on the west. Main rivers are bhairab and kobadak.

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See also

References

  1. Iman Siddiqui (2012), "Jibannagar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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