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POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS-2011 COMMUNITY REPORT : JHENAIDAH Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Statistics and Informatics Division Ministry of Planning BANGLADESH POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2011 COMMUNITY REPORT Zila: JHENAIDAH February 2015 BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS (BBS) STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS DIVISION (SID) MINISTRY OF PLANNING GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH ISBN-978-984-33-8587-1 COMPLIMENTARY Published by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) Statistics and Informatics Division (SID) Ministry of Planning Website: www.bbs.gov.bd This book or any portion thereof cannot be copied, microfilmed or reproduced for any commercial purpose. Data therein can, however, be used and published with acknowledgement of their sources. Contents Page Message of Honorable Minister, Ministry of Planning v Message of Honorable State Minister, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning vii Foreword ix Preface xi Census results at national, divisional and zila level xiii Physical features of Jhenaidah zila xiv Map of Jhenaidah zila xv Geo-code of Jhenaidah zila, upazila and union/ward xvi Chapter-1: Introductory notes on census 1 Chapter-2: Concepts and definitions 7 Chapter-3: Summary findings 3.1: Harinakundu upazila 11 3.2: Jhenaidah Sadar upazila 15 3.3: Kaliganj upazila 19 3.4: Kotchandpur upazila 23 3.5: Maheshpur upazila 27 3.6: Shailkupa upazila 31 Chapter-4: Community tables Table C-01: Area, household, population and density by residence and community 37 Table C-02: Distribution of household, population by sex, residence and community 75 Table C-03 : Percentage distribution of general household by size, residence and 113 community Table C-04 : Percentage distribution of population by age group, residence and 151 community Table C-05 : Percentage distribution of population aged 10 years & above by sex, 189 marital status, residence and community Table C-06 : Distribution of population aged 7 years & above by literacy, sex, 227 residence and community Table C-07 : Distribution of population aged 3-14 years by age group, school 265 attendance, sex, residence and community Table C-08 : Distribution of population aged 15-29 years by age group, school 303 attendance, sex, residence and community Table C-09 : Percentage distribution of population by type of disability, residence 341 and community Table C-10: Distribution of population aged 7 years & above not attending school 345 by activity status, sex, residence and community Table C-11: Distribution of population aged 7 years & above not attending school 383 but employed by field of employment, sex, residence and community iii Community Report : Jhenaidah Table C-12 : Distribution of ethnic household, population by main group, sex, 421 residence and community Table C-13: Distribution of population by religion, residence and community 425 Table C-14: Percentage distribution of general household by type of structure, toilet 463 facility, residence and community Table C-15: Percentage distribution of general household by source of drinking 501 water, electricity connection, tenancy status of house, residence and community APPENDICES Appendix-I Acronyms 539 Appendix-II Steering Committee 540 Appendix-III Technical Committee 541 Appendix-IV Editors’ Forum 542 Appendix-V Project Directors’ Forum 543 Appendix-VI List of officials engaged in preparing this report 544 Appendix-VII Census questionnaire 545 iv Community Report : Jhenaidah Minister Ministry of Planning Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Message I am glad to learn that the publication of community reports for each Zila is undertaken by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on the basis of census results to meet the demand of community level information by the users working at the grass root level. Jhenaidah Zila Community Report is one of the 64 Zila Community Reports to be published by the BBS. The census results for each administrative units of the zila are furnished in the Zila Community Report of Jhenaidah in order to facilitate the users at various levels. I believe the data presented in the report will provide quality benchmark database to policy makers, planners, researchers, administrators, development partners and other agencies for formulating and implementing their plans and programs for overall development of the country. I also believe that this report will be helpful for all users both home and abroad. The dedicated efforts of personnel employed in census have tremendously helped for the success of census operation. Moreover, the participation of people at large also play a vital role in this process. I deeply acknowledge the active participation and commendable cooperation of general public, government and non-government organizations, district and field administration, different local government bodies, print and electronic media for making the census possible. I also express my thanks to the European Union, US Census Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development and United Nations Population Fund for their financial and technical support for completing this huge task. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Secretary, Statistics and Informatics Division (SID) for her whole-hearted guidance and direction to execute and expedite this census modus operandi and its publications. Finally, I appreciate the contribution of Director General, BBS and all other officials of SID and BBS involved in this effort for bringing out this report. Dhaka AHM Mustafa Kamal, FCA, MP February, 2015 v vi State Minister Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Message I am happy to know that the Community Report of Jhenaidah Zila is going to be published by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on the basis of the result of Population and Housing Census 2011 to meet the requirements of data users at the national and sub-national levels. This report is one of the 64 Zila Community Reports of the country. I believe that the data presented in the report will provide quality benchmark database to public representatives, policy makers, planners, researchers, administrators, development partners and other government and non-government agencies for formulating and implementing plans and programs. This will also help in prioritization of resource allocation according to population density and other socio-economic characteristics of the population. I express my heartfelt thanks to the Secretary, Statistics and Informatics Division (SID) for her effective guidance and significant role in implementing the census operation and other procedures. Finally, I would like to thank the Director General, BBS and officials of SID and BBS who actively helped in implementing the census activities, processing of census data and preparation of this report and finally bringing it out. Dhaka M.A. Mannan, MP February, 2015 vii viii Secretary Statistics and Informatics Division (SID) Ministry of Planning Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Foreword Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) had conducted the fifth Population and Housing Census 2011 during the period of March 15-19, 2011 starting at the zero hour of 15 March, 2011. It may be mentioned that Population Census is considered as the only recognized and reliable data source along the globe on size, spatial distribution and all basic characteristics of population from national level down to village level. The publication of community reports for each zila is undertaken on the basis of census results to meet the demand of community level data and information for local level planning and policy making. Jhenaidah Zila Community Report is one of the 64 Community Reports of the country. The census results for each upazila by union, ward, mahalla, mauza and village are furnished in the community report of Jhenaidah Zila in order to facilitate the users at various levels. Two sections of the report namely, “At a Glance” and an “Analytical Findings” will be of special advantage to the users as the summary findings have been furnished in these sections. I believe that the data presented in this report will provide a benchmark database to policy makers, planners, researchers, administrators, development partners and other agencies for formulating and implementing their plans and programs for overall development. I also believe that this report will be helpful for all users both at home and abroad. I deeply acknowledge the active participation and commendable cooperation of all the government and non-government organizations, district and field administration, different local government bodies, print and electronic media of the country for making the Census possible. I also express my gratitude to the European Union (EU), US Census Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for their financial and technical assistance for completing this colossal task. I express my heartfelt gratitude to AHM Mustafa Kamal,FCA,MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Planning for his effective guidance and significant cooperation throughout the Census operation. We are also grateful to the respected Cabinet Secretary and the Senior Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration for their active cooperation. The Population and Housing Census 2011 had made best use of the modern IT technology. In order to minimize time and manpower, modern technology like ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition) machines and iCADE (Integrated Computer Assisted Data Entry) system were