Chuadanga Sadar Upazila


Chuadanga Sadar is an Upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Chuadanga Sadar is located at . It has 41135 households and total area 289.59 km².
Chuadanga Sadar Upazila is bounded by Alamdanga Upazila in Chuadanga District, on the north, Jhenaidah Sadar, Kotchandpur, Harinakunda Upazilas, in Jhenaidah District, on the east, Jibannagar Upazila, in Chuadanga District, on the South and Damurhuda Upazila in Chuadanga District and Krishnaganj CD Block, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the west.

1971 liberation war

The Bir Protik award for gallantry was awarded to Harunur Rashed of Chuadanga District. He was killed on November 27 at Jadupur, under Chuadanga Sadar Upazila. He is buried at Jadupur in the tomb on the day after the elimination of Johor. He fought heroically in many parts of Chuadanga. Every 16 December and 26 March Chuadanga honours his family. He has a son who was born six months after his father's death. His wife's name was Mst. Suraton Nesa. She died in 2004.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Chuadanga Sadar had a population of 313,935. Males constituted 49.94% of the population and females 50.06. Muslims formed 97.246% of the population, Hindus 2.683%, Christians 0.055% and others 0.016%. Chuadanga Sadar had a literacy rate of 47.54% for the population 7 years and above.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chuadanga Sadar has a population of 223,247. Males constitute 51.37% of the population, and females 48.63%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 115,858. Chuadanga Sadar has an average literacy rate of 28.7%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Chuadanga Sadar has 9 Unions/Wards, 144 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 129 villages.

Transportation

Chuadanga is connected with Capital Dhaka by Road & Train. CD explorer, Royal Express, Purbasha Paribahan, JR Paribahan,Darsana deluxe and Sonartori etc. are the main bus operators.

Notable persons