Jhenaigati Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Jhenaigati
locator_position = right
latd = 25.1833
longd = 90.0667
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Sherpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 139732
population_density = 605
area_total = 231
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/sherpur/Jhenaigati.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Jhenaigati
footnotes =

Jhenaigati ( _bn. ঝিনাইগতি) is an Upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Jhenaigati is located at coord|25.1833|N|90.0667|E| . It has 30113 units of house hold and total area 231 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Jhenaigati has a population of 139732. Males constitute are 50.56% of the population, and females 49.44%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 70018. Jhenaigati has an average literacy rate of 17.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Jhenaigati has 4 Unions/Wards, 75 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 87 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References