Jhikargachha (Bengali: ঝিকরগাছা) is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Jhikargacha ঝিকরগাছা
Upazila
Mokamtala School is in Jhikargacha Upazila
Jhikargacha Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°6′N 89°8′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Jessore District
Area
• Total	307.96 km2 (118.90 sq mi)
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	298,908
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Jhikargachha

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jhikargachha had a population of 298,908. Males constituted 49.22% of the population and females 50.78%. Muslims formed 94.26% of the population, Hindus 4.82%, Christians 0.89% and others 0.03%. Jhikargachha had a literacy rate of 53.02% for the population 7 years and above.[1]

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jhikargachha had a population of 235,882. Males constituted 51.24% of the population and females 48.76%. The population aged 18 or older is 119,652. Jhikargachha has an average literacy rate of 27.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Jhikargacha thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Jhikargacha Upazila is divided into Jhikargacha Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bankra, Ganganandapur, Gadkhali, Hajirbagh, Jhikargachha, Magura, Nabharan, Nibaskhola, Panisara, Shankarpur, and Shimula. The union parishads are subdivided into 164 mauzas and 174 villages.[3]

Jhikargacha Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[3]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Jhikargacha B. M. High School, founded in 1936, Ganganandapur High School (1940), Jhikargachha Pilot Girls High School (1953), Jhikargacha M. L. High School (1888), and Raghunath Nagar Secondary School (1922) are notable secondary schools.[4]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References