Kotchandpur Upazila

Kotchandpur
কোটচাঁদপুর
Upazila
British-raj era building in Kotchandpur
British-raj era building in Kotchandpur
Location of Kotchandpur
Coordinates: 23°24′N 89°1′E / 23.400°N 89.017°E / 23.400; 89.017
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictJhenaidah
Area
 • Total
165.63 km2 (63.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
156,545
 • Density950/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
7330[2]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Kotchandpur

Kotchandpur (Bengali: কোটচাঁদপুর) is an upazila of Jhenaidah District in Khulna Division, in south-west Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Kotchandpur is located at 23°24′00″N 89°01′00″E / 23.4000°N 89.0167°E / 23.4000; 89.0167. It has a total area of 165.63 km2. It is under Jhenaidah district. Kotchandpur is surrounded by three upzilla, in the east "Kaliganj", in the south-west "Moheshpur" and in the north "Jhenaidah" sadar. There are two rivers cross Kotchandpur. One is the Kopothakho River (also called Kobadak, Kabadak, and Kapotaksma), which crosses the town and another is the Chitra, which forms the northern border of Kotchandpur. This town is very close to India. Once it was famous for sugar. It is also famous for Boluhor Fish Project.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 92—    
1991 112+21.7%
2001 133+18.8%
2011 141+6.0%
2022156+10.6%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[4]
Religions in Kotchandpur Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 90.38%
Hinduism
 
 9.60%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kotchandpur upazila had 34,249 households and a population of 141,121. 27,796 (19.70%) were under 10 years of age. Kotchandpur had an average literacy rate of 50.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 33,094 (23.45%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4][6]

Administration

Kotchandpur Upazila is divided into Kotchandpur Municipality and five union parishads: Baluhar, Dora, Elangi, Kushna, and Sabdalpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 79 villages.[4]

Kotchandpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 25 mahallas.[4]

Politics

Municipality mayor: Md. Zahidul Islam (ZIRA) is the current mayor of the municipality (Pourasava). He was elected in 2016 and serving his third term.

Upazila chairman: Md. Tazul Islam. He was in politics for 20 years, under the banner of the opposition party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (2014–present).

Upazila vice chairman: Md. Muabia Hossain. He was in politics for 25 years, under the banner of the opposition party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (2014–present).

Upazila Mohila vice chairman: Mst. Nazma Khatun. She was in politics for 10 years, under the banner of the opposition party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (2014–present).

Member of the Parliament (MP): Shafiqul Azam Khan

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are six colleges in the upazila. They include Government K. M. H. College, founded in 1969, Kotchandpur Poura Mohila College, G. T. College Talsar, and S. D. Degree College.[3]

The madrasa education system includes one kamil madrasa.[7]

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Rahman, Md. Azizur (2012). "Kotchandpur Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jhenaidah" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Jhenaidah (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-272-6.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Jhenaidah district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ 3 Alim madrasha hazi altaf hossain horindia alim madrasah, Safderpur D.U Alim Madrasah, doirampur alim madrasa."List of Kamil Madrasha". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

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