Chuadanga Sadar

About Chuadanga Sadar

Chuadanga Sadar (Bengali: চুয়াডাঙ্গা সদর) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in Khulna, Bangladesh. It was designated as the provisional capital of Bangladesh during the Independence War in 1971.

Geography

Chuadanga Sadar is located at 23.6417°N 88.8583°E / 23.6417; 88.8583. It has 77,144 households and an area of 298.27 km2. Chuadanga Sadar Upazila is part of the Chuadanga district of the Khulna division. This upazila, with an area of 299 square kilometres, is bordered by Alamdanga Upazila to the north, Jibannagar Upazila to the south, Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila, Kotchandpur Upazila and Harinakundu Upazila of Jhenaidah district to the east, and Damurhuda Upazila and West Bengal, India to the west.

Background

Until 1947, Chuadanga Sadar Upazila was a Thana of Chuadanga Subdistrict in Nadia District. After the Partition of India in 1947, it was included in the greater Kushtia District as a Thana of Chuadanga Subdistrict. On 26 February 1984, Chuadanga Subdistrict was converted into a district and in 1982, Chuadanga Sadar Thana was converted into a designated Thana, which is currently known as Chuadanga Sadar Upazila. On 1 February 1984, the designated Chuadanga Thana was upgraded to an Upazila through a proclamation. Among the information available about the name "Chuadanga", the most common and reliable idea is that a trader named Chungo Mallik first settled on the eastern bank of the Mathabhanga River. The name Chuadanga is probably derived from Chungodanga due to the pronunciation distortion or corruption during the translation of the Persian part of his name from Chungo to English. When Mushird Quli Khan divided Bengal into 93 chaklas, Chuadanga was included in the Jessore chakla. According to the records of 1855, Chuadanga, with an area of 289.20 square kilometres, was included in 6 parganas. These were Fatejangpur, Shahujial, Rajpur, Mahmudshahi, Ughra and Matiari. Many people believe that the word Meteri may be a corruption of the word Matiari. When the subdivision was established in 1859, its headquarters were established at Damurhuda. In 1869, the subdivision headquarters were shifted to Chuadanga. In 1892, this subdivision was abolished and merged with Meherpur. Later, Chuadanga subdivision was re-established on 15 March 1897. After the partition of India in 1947, Chuadanga Sadar Thana was under the Rajshahi division. After the formation of Khulna Division in 1952, Chuadanga was included in Khulna Division.

1971 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 in many parts of Chuadanga. Every 16 December and 26 March, Chuadanga honours its 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 the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Chuadanga Sadar Upazila had 92,269 households and a population of 350,528. 8.24% of the population was under 5 years of age. Chuadanga Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.48%: 73.87% for males and 71.14% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.33 males for every 100 females. 115,414 (32.93%) lived in urban areas.

Administrative area

Chuadanga Sadar Upazila was established in 1984.

Chuadanga Sadar Upazila is divided into Chuadanga Municipality, with a total area of 38 square kilometres.Chaudanga municipality was formed in 1960. However, it began functioning in 1965. The municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 41 mahallas.

There are nine union parishads: Alukdia, Begumpur, Kutubpur, Mominpur, Padmabila, Shankar Chandra, Titudah, Garaitupi, and Nehalpur Union. There are 101 mouzas, and 170 villages in Chuadanga Sadar Upazila.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Chuadanga Sadar Upazila has 4 colleges, 27 secondar

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