Jhikargachha Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Jhikargachha
locator_position = right
latd = 23.1000
longd = 89.1333
division_name = Khulna Division
district = Jessore District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 235882
population_density = 768
area_total = 307.28
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/jessore/Jhikargachha.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Jhikargachha
footnotes =

Jhikargachha ( _bn. ঝিকরগাছা) is an Upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Jhikargachha is located at coord|23.1000|N|89.1333|E| . It has 43439 units of house hold and total area 307.28 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Jhikargachha has a population of 235882. Males constitute are 51.24% of the population, and females 48.76%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 119652. Jhikargachha has an average literacy rate of 27.9% (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

Jhikargachha has 11 Unions/Wards, 164 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 179 villages.

ee also

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

References