Jhikargacha Upazila
Jhikargachha is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Jhikargachha Upazila had 88,091 households and a population of 331,137. 8.60% of the population were under 5 years of age. Jhikargachha had a literacy rate of 76.35%: 79.04% for males and 73.87% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.06 males for every 100 females. 48,576 lived in urban areas.As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Jhikargachha upazila had 72,266 households and a population of 298,908. 59,174 were under 10 years of age. Jhikargachha had an average literacy rate of 53.02%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1032 females per 1000 males. 41,439 of the population lived in urban areas.
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 was 119,652. Jhikargachha had an average literacy rate of 27.9%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Jhikargacha thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.Jhikargacha Upazila is divided into Jhikargacha Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bankra, Ganganandapur, Godkhali, Hajirbagh, Jhikargachha, Magura, Navaron, Nirbashkhola, Panishara, Shankarpur, and Shimulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 164 mauzas and 174 villages.
Jhikargacha Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.