Chuadanga District
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Chuadanga Chuadanga district or Chuadanga Zilla (চুয়াডাঙা জেলা) is the name of a Western district (zilla
) of Bangladesh
. It is a part of the Khulna administrative division that covers most districts in the south-west of the country.
During British rule
, the region was the location of several uprisings, including Wahabi Movement (1831), Faraizi Movement
(1838–47), Sepoy Rebellion
(1857), Indigo Rebellion (1859–60), Khilafat Movement
(1920), Swadeshi Movement (1906), Non-cooperation movement
, Violation of Law and Salt Satyagraha
(1920–40), Quit India Movement
or August Revolt (1942).
Under British rule
, Chuadanga was a sub-division within Nadia District
. During partition
, in 1947, excepting Krishnanagar thana (still under Nadia in West Bengal), the whole territory of Chuadanga sub-division was included in Kushtia District
.
During Bangladesh Liberation War
of 1971, Chuadanga was the location of some early battles between the Pakistan Army and the Mukti Bahini
pro-independence forces. More than 100 battles took place here. On 26 March 1971, the first war command, the South Western Command of Bangladesh, was set up in this area, under the leadership of Major Abu Osman Chowdhury and Dr. Ashabul Haque Joarder (expired at 89 on 7 October 2010). Before that at about 09:30 in the morning of the same day in a makeshift public meeting arranged at Borobazar crossing, Dr. Ashabul Haque Joarder declared all out war against the occupation of Pakistan military forces. This region was also the place where Bangladesh Red Cross Society was founded. During the liberation war the government in exile declared Chuadanga to be the provisional capital of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. During the Bangladesh Liberation War
more than one hundred documented direct encounters took place between the Pakistan Army
and the freedom fighters (Mukti Bahini
) in Chuadanga district. According to records Chuadanga was liberated from the hands of occupying Pakistan army on 7 December 1971, nine days before the invading army officially surrendered to the Mitro Bahini
(allied forces of Mukti Bahini and Indian Army
).
Marks of the Liberation War genocide in the district include a spot behind the Chuadanga Central Hospital, three mass graves at places on the back of the Natudaha High School, at village Dhopakhali near the Jibannagar border and on the bank of GK Canal near Alamdanga Railway Station. Two memorial monuments stand today in memory of the war.
Chuadanga was separated from Kushtia and given the status of a district in 1984.
Chuadanga (Town) stands on the bank of the river Mathabhanga. It consists of 9 wards and 41 mahallas. It is "A" graded municipal town. Though established in 1960, it started functioning in 1965. The town has an area of 36.12 km². It has a population of 72081; male 50.13%, female 49.87%. Literacy rate among the town people is 100%.
on the northeast, Meherpur on the northwest and Jhenaidaha on the south and southeast. On its southwest lies the Nadia District
(in the state of West Bengal
in India
).
The main township of Chuadanga lies on the bank of River Mathabhanga
. The annual average maximum temperature is 40.1 °C and the average for the minimum is 8.2 °C, while 1,467 mm is received on average each year.
The entire Chuadanga district lies within the Ganges Delta
, with rivers Mathabhanga, Bhairab, Kumar, Chitra, and Nabaganga flowing through the district.
in 1947 Chuadanga sub-division was within Nadia district, at partition, excepting Krishnagar thana, the whole territory of Chuadanga sub-division was included in Kushtia district. It was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 5 municipalities, 36 wards, 93 mahallas, 4 upazilas, 31 union parishads, 421 mouzas and 514 villages. Municipalities are Chuadanga Sadar, Alamdanga, Damurhuda and Jibannagar and Darsana. Of these municipalities, all but the last also have upazila status.
The entire district has two representatives Member of Parliament
to the National Assembly
of Bangladesh. The Government appoints one Deputy Commissioner
, DC, for the entire district.
The current Deputy Commissioner
of Chuadanga is Mr. Bholanath Dey where as Mr. Sulaiman Haq Jowarder Selun and Mr. Ali Ajgor Togor remains as the Member of Parliament
of this district.
of the district was 987,382 during the 2001 national survey
with 50.82% male and female 49.18% compositions.
rate is 25.2%, with a sizeable gap between male and female literacy rates at 30.5% and 19.6% respectively.
The different kinds of educational institutions are as follows:
Noted old educational institutions include the Victoria Jubilee Government High School (est. 1880), Alomdaņga pilot High School (est. 1914), Natudaôho High School (est. 1906),Carew's High School(1947), Gokulkhali High School ( est. 1947), Jibonnôgor Pilot High School (est. 1957),damurhuda pilot high school and Hajar Duari School.
According to the SSC (Secondary School Certificate) result some schools are really doing better. Among these Carew's High School, Victoria
Jubilee High School,Government Girls' School and Nilmonigônj High School are mentionworthy.
Are also Secondary Name:
"BISHNUPUR SECONDARY SCHOOL" Is establish 1964 & Damurhuda upojila
. Occupational distributions clearly show this with agriculture employing 68% of the labour force, while only 12% are involved in commerce
. Total cultivable land amounts to 894.20 km², of which 57% is under some sort of irrigation.
Besides agriculture the district is now experiencing industrial growth. Major industries include Zaman Group of Industries
, Bangas bread and biscuit, Tallu Spinning mills Ltd,Carew & Company Bangladesh Limited etc.Carew & Company Bangladesh Limited(1933),which is situated at Darshana of Damurhuda Upazilla of Chuadanga district is the largest sugar mill of Bangladesh,Carew & Company has a distillery also which is the lone wine producing plant of Bangladesh ,Carew & Company Bangladesh Limited is an enterprise of Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation(BSFIC).BSFIC is an autonomous body of Ministry Of Industries(Government of Bangladesh).
Main occupations Agriculture 40.33%, agricultural labourer 28.08%, wage labourer 2.69%, commerce 12.69%, service 6.08%, transport 1.91% and others 8.22%.
Land use Total cultivable land 894.2 km²; fallow land 2.54 km²; single crop 14.80%, double crop 73.35% and treble crop 11.85%; cultivable land under irrigation 57%.
Land control Among the peasants 37% are landless, 43% small, 18% intermediate and 2% rich; cultivable land per head 1,100 m².
Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 8000 per 100 m².
Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, potato, sugarcane, brinjal, onion, garlic, pulses, betel leaf and pumpkin.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, tobacco, mustard seed, sola, aus paddy and indigo.
Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, litchi, papaya, guava, betel nut, coconut and banana.
Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 85, fishery 18, dairy 18 and hatchery 2.
Manufacturing:
Cotton mills, sugar mill, bread and biscuit factory, spinning mills, textile mills, aluminium factory, pharmaceuticals, rice mill, chira mill, oil mill, flour mill, ice factory, saw mill and welding.
Cottage industries:
Weaving, bamboo work, goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, wood work, tailoring.
Hats, bazaars and fairs:
Total number of hats and bazaars are 80, most noted of which are Chuadanga, Dingedah, Alamdanga, Munshiganj, Nilmonigonj, Gokulkhali, Ashman Khali, Dugdugi, Jibannagar, Shialmari, Damurhuda, Bhalaipur and Bara Bazar;
Main attraction:
Ershad Baag and Fisheries near the famous Dingedah Bazar are the attraction of the tourist. On Sunday and Thursday the Dingedah Bazar length becomes around 10 km.
Fair:
Dingedaha Meteri Mela,Goruy Tipy, Baruni and Gangapuja Melas are notable.
Main exports:
Paddy, jute, pan, biscuit, sugar, tobacco, sugarcane, date molasses, betel nut, betel leaf, mango,pumpkin, jackfruit and banana.
NGOs:
Almost 18 number of NGOs, most noted NGOs are Jana Kallyan Sangtha ( est 1984 at Kairadanga), Wave Foundation.
The district is connected to the rest of the country by three highway
s and railway. There are 203 km of finished road, 211 km herring-bone and 132 km mud road. Total length of railway tracks is just over 50 km that connect the three railway stations inside the district with the country's railway network.
The entire transportation system is comparatively better than other districts. You can access to any of its upa-zilla by 30 minutes travel by motor vehicle.
To reach to Dhaka you need to spend 4 to 5 hours.
To reach to Calcutta you need less time to reach Dhaka. That makes the place important during our liberation in 1971.
Earlier the district was connected to other parts of the country by its major river The Matha Vanga but now the river route is invalid due to siltation on river beds.
The people usually use Bus and train for long journey and for local travels they use Rickshaw, human pulled van etc. For personal use they use cycle and motor cycle frequently.
For goods transportation, a human driven van called "Nosimon" is often used.
Karpashdanga is an old historical village of Chuadanga District, located in the border area of Bangladesh with West Bengal state of India. This village was famous in the region for rural business centre from long ago. The big Bazaar on the bank of the Bhairab river was one of the oldest rural commercial meeting place from the Mughal to the British era. There is a historical 'Nil-Kuthi' on the Bank of the river Bhairab. This 'Nil-Kuthi was one of the Head Quarters of the then East India Company during British Raj for administering the cultivation of indigo in this area. The main part of the Nil-Kuthi is now in a ruined state. The other part has been renovated and converted to a girl's secondary school in 1983. The old name of the village was 'Nishchintapur'. There is also a graveyard in the Nil-Kuthi area in Karpashdanga village used to bury the white people of East India company when they deceased. It is heard that one such name of a white man was Mr. Barkosh (locally people used to call him Barkosh shaheb) who was very tyrant administrator during British rule in that area. It is said as a proverb that he was such a ruler, he could force tigers and buffaloes to drink at the same place of the river without showing any hostility to each other.
Another historical event associated with Karpashdanga village is that the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam
stayed in this village for some time and during his participation with non-cooperation movement Swadeshi Movement
organised against British Raj. There were few active members of the 'Shadehsi' group, whose descendant live in western area of Christian community in Karpashdanga. A Nazrul museum has been established in the local high school with the collection of items Kazi Nazrul Islam left in that house. There is a large Christian community in the village. There are two large churches belong to two groups of Christian e.g. catholic and Protestants. There is also a missionary hospital run by the Christian missionaries and is famous in the area for medical treatment facilities and care of patient.
opened its first Free Friday charity
clinic
in Vimrullah, Chuadanga with the title of Matluba Khatoon Charity Clinic. The charity
clinic
runs every Friday from 9:00 to 5:00 where care is generally provided to persons who have lower or limited income
and no health insurance
. It is mainly a general out-patient clinic which is presenting the community common diagnoses or medication without an all night stay. Experienced doctor
s from Chuadanga town provide treatments to the patient
s. The charity clinic is quickly outgrowing thus Syed Asaduzzaman, Managing Director of Zaman Group of Industries is already planning to build a new charity
hospital
. His contribution
towards poor
people is highly appreciated by the people of Chuadanga. Some trustworthy employees of Zaman Group of Industries
acts as the volunteers in this clinic every Friday. The local
community
believes this charity clinic is unique in its development and services
thus the administrative and healthcare personnel sit down regularly to focus
on the healthcare needs. When a new patient
s arrives, he/she gets a card from the volunteers where all necessary details are present and they bring the card with them during every visit. The medicine
s given to the patient at this clinic is maintaining and restoring health
by the prevention and treatment
of illness
.
Zilla
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) of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It is a part of the Khulna administrative division that covers most districts in the south-west of the country.
History
According to Greek historians, as well as from geographical formations, this region formed a part of the kingdom of Gangaridhi. A city by the name of Gangey is also thought to be located in this region.During British rule
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, the region was the location of several uprisings, including Wahabi Movement (1831), Faraizi Movement
Faraizi movement
The Faraizi movement was founded by Haji Shariatullah by Bengali Muslims. After returning from Mecca after a 20 year hiatus Shariatullah, seeing the degraded Muslims of Bengal, called on them to give up un-Islamic practices and act upon their duties as Muslims...
(1838–47), Sepoy Rebellion
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...
(1857), Indigo Rebellion (1859–60), Khilafat Movement
Khilafat Movement
The Khilafat movement was a pan-Islamic, political campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire during the aftermath of World War I...
(1920), Swadeshi Movement (1906), Non-cooperation movement
Non-cooperation movement
The non-cooperation movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule which lasted for years. This movement, which lasted from September 1920 to February 1922 and was led by Mohandas Gandhi, and supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist...
, Violation of Law and Salt Satyagraha
Salt Satyagraha
The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagrahah began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930, and was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, and triggered the wider...
(1920–40), Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...
or August Revolt (1942).
Under British rule
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
, Chuadanga was a sub-division within Nadia District
Nadia District
Nadia district is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of India. It borders with Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Bardhaman district to the west, and Murshidabad district to the north....
. During partition
Partition of Bengal (1947)
The Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of the Partition of India, was a religiously based partition that divided the British Indian province of Bengal between India and Pakistan...
, in 1947, excepting Krishnanagar thana (still under Nadia in West Bengal), the whole territory of Chuadanga sub-division was included in Kushtia District
Kushtia District
Kushtia, Kushtia district or Kushtia Zila is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia has existed as a separate district since the partition of India. Prior to that, Kushtia was a part of Nadia District under Bengal Province of British India. Kushtia was home...
.
During Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
of 1971, Chuadanga was the location of some early battles between the Pakistan Army and the Mukti Bahini
Mukti Bahini
Mukti Bahini , also termed as the "Freedom Fighters" or FFs, collectively refers to the armed organizations who fought against the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was dynamically formed by Bengali regulars and civilians after the proclamation of Bangladesh's independence on...
pro-independence forces. More than 100 battles took place here. On 26 March 1971, the first war command, the South Western Command of Bangladesh, was set up in this area, under the leadership of Major Abu Osman Chowdhury and Dr. Ashabul Haque Joarder (expired at 89 on 7 October 2010). Before that at about 09:30 in the morning of the same day in a makeshift public meeting arranged at Borobazar crossing, Dr. Ashabul Haque Joarder declared all out war against the occupation of Pakistan military forces. This region was also the place where Bangladesh Red Cross Society was founded. During the liberation war the government in exile declared Chuadanga to be the provisional capital of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. During the Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
more than one hundred documented direct encounters took place between the Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
and the freedom fighters (Mukti Bahini
Mukti Bahini
Mukti Bahini , also termed as the "Freedom Fighters" or FFs, collectively refers to the armed organizations who fought against the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was dynamically formed by Bengali regulars and civilians after the proclamation of Bangladesh's independence on...
) in Chuadanga district. According to records Chuadanga was liberated from the hands of occupying Pakistan army on 7 December 1971, nine days before the invading army officially surrendered to the Mitro Bahini
Mitro Bahini
Mitro Bahini was the alliance of the Indian Army and the then-East Pakistani Mukti Bahini that engaged the Pakistani forces in December 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The alliance provided the final blow to the already weakened Pakistan Army which surrendered thirteen days after the...
(allied forces of Mukti Bahini and Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
).
Marks of the Liberation War genocide in the district include a spot behind the Chuadanga Central Hospital, three mass graves at places on the back of the Natudaha High School, at village Dhopakhali near the Jibannagar border and on the bank of GK Canal near Alamdanga Railway Station. Two memorial monuments stand today in memory of the war.
Chuadanga was separated from Kushtia and given the status of a district in 1984.
Chuadanga (Town) stands on the bank of the river Mathabhanga. It consists of 9 wards and 41 mahallas. It is "A" graded municipal town. Though established in 1960, it started functioning in 1965. The town has an area of 36.12 km². It has a population of 72081; male 50.13%, female 49.87%. Literacy rate among the town people is 100%.
Geography
The district has an area of 1,157.42 (km)². It shares domestic borders with the Kushtia DistrictKushtia District
Kushtia, Kushtia district or Kushtia Zila is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia has existed as a separate district since the partition of India. Prior to that, Kushtia was a part of Nadia District under Bengal Province of British India. Kushtia was home...
on the northeast, Meherpur on the northwest and Jhenaidaha on the south and southeast. On its southwest lies the Nadia District
Nadia District
Nadia district is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of India. It borders with Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Bardhaman district to the west, and Murshidabad district to the north....
(in the state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
).
The main township of Chuadanga lies on the bank of River Mathabhanga
Mathabhanga
Mathabhanga is a city and a municipality in Koch Bihar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Mathabhanga is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
. The annual average maximum temperature is 40.1 °C and the average for the minimum is 8.2 °C, while 1,467 mm is received on average each year.
The entire Chuadanga district lies within the Ganges Delta
Ganges Delta
The Ganges Delta is a river delta in the South Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India. It is the world's largest delta, and empties into the Bay of Bengal...
, with rivers Mathabhanga, Bhairab, Kumar, Chitra, and Nabaganga flowing through the district.
Administration
Until the Partition of IndiaPartition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
in 1947 Chuadanga sub-division was within Nadia district, at partition, excepting Krishnagar thana, the whole territory of Chuadanga sub-division was included in Kushtia district. It was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 5 municipalities, 36 wards, 93 mahallas, 4 upazilas, 31 union parishads, 421 mouzas and 514 villages. Municipalities are Chuadanga Sadar, Alamdanga, Damurhuda and Jibannagar and Darsana. Of these municipalities, all but the last also have upazila status.
The entire district has two representatives Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
to the National Assembly
Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
of Bangladesh. The Government appoints one Deputy Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
, DC, for the entire district.
The current Deputy Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
of Chuadanga is Mr. Bholanath Dey where as Mr. Sulaiman Haq Jowarder Selun and Mr. Ali Ajgor Togor remains as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
of this district.
Demographics
The populationPopulation
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of the district was 987,382 during the 2001 national survey
Statistical survey
Survey methodology is the field that studies surveys, that is, the sample of individuals from a population with a view towards making statistical inferences about the population using the sample. Polls about public opinion, such as political beliefs, are reported in the news media in democracies....
with 50.82% male and female 49.18% compositions.
Religion
The district of Chuadanga consists 3554 mosques, 218 temples, 13 churches and three Buddhist temples.Education
Average literacyLiteracy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
rate is 25.2%, with a sizeable gap between male and female literacy rates at 30.5% and 19.6% respectively.
The different kinds of educational institutions are as follows:
- CollegeCollegeA college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
s - 12 - High schoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s - 48 - Junior schoolJunior schoolA junior school is a type of school which caters for children, often between the ages of 7 and 11.-Australia:In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 5 and 12....
s - 7 - Government Primary schools - 257
- Non-government Primary schools - 120
- Primary Training institute - 1
- Vocational Training institute 1
- Nursing institute 1
- Madrasas - 63
- KindergartenKindergartenA kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
schools - 3 - English medium school -2
Noted old educational institutions include the Victoria Jubilee Government High School (est. 1880), Alomdaņga pilot High School (est. 1914), Natudaôho High School (est. 1906),Carew's High School(1947), Gokulkhali High School ( est. 1947), Jibonnôgor Pilot High School (est. 1957),damurhuda pilot high school and Hajar Duari School.
According to the SSC (Secondary School Certificate) result some schools are really doing better. Among these Carew's High School, Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
Jubilee High School,Government Girls' School and Nilmonigônj High School are mentionworthy.
Are also Secondary Name:
"BISHNUPUR SECONDARY SCHOOL" Is establish 1964 & Damurhuda upojila
Economy
Most of this small district is dedicated to agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. Occupational distributions clearly show this with agriculture employing 68% of the labour force, while only 12% are involved in commerce
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
. Total cultivable land amounts to 894.20 km², of which 57% is under some sort of irrigation.
Besides agriculture the district is now experiencing industrial growth. Major industries include Zaman Group of Industries
Zaman Group of Industries
- Company Overview :Zaman Group of Industries is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.This business group has interests in Poultry, Agriculture, Manufacturing , Fisheries, Edible Oil, Jute, Steel, Dairy, Consumer Products, Cold Storage, Plastic and Transport...
, Bangas bread and biscuit, Tallu Spinning mills Ltd,Carew & Company Bangladesh Limited etc.Carew & Company Bangladesh Limited(1933),which is situated at Darshana of Damurhuda Upazilla of Chuadanga district is the largest sugar mill of Bangladesh,Carew & Company has a distillery also which is the lone wine producing plant of Bangladesh ,Carew & Company Bangladesh Limited is an enterprise of Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation(BSFIC).BSFIC is an autonomous body of Ministry Of Industries(Government of Bangladesh).
Main occupations Agriculture 40.33%, agricultural labourer 28.08%, wage labourer 2.69%, commerce 12.69%, service 6.08%, transport 1.91% and others 8.22%.
Land use Total cultivable land 894.2 km²; fallow land 2.54 km²; single crop 14.80%, double crop 73.35% and treble crop 11.85%; cultivable land under irrigation 57%.
Land control Among the peasants 37% are landless, 43% small, 18% intermediate and 2% rich; cultivable land per head 1,100 m².
Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 8000 per 100 m².
Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, potato, sugarcane, brinjal, onion, garlic, pulses, betel leaf and pumpkin.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, tobacco, mustard seed, sola, aus paddy and indigo.
Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, litchi, papaya, guava, betel nut, coconut and banana.
Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 85, fishery 18, dairy 18 and hatchery 2.
Manufacturing:
Cotton mills, sugar mill, bread and biscuit factory, spinning mills, textile mills, aluminium factory, pharmaceuticals, rice mill, chira mill, oil mill, flour mill, ice factory, saw mill and welding.
Cottage industries:
Weaving, bamboo work, goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, wood work, tailoring.
Hats, bazaars and fairs:
Total number of hats and bazaars are 80, most noted of which are Chuadanga, Dingedah, Alamdanga, Munshiganj, Nilmonigonj, Gokulkhali, Ashman Khali, Dugdugi, Jibannagar, Shialmari, Damurhuda, Bhalaipur and Bara Bazar;
Main attraction:
Ershad Baag and Fisheries near the famous Dingedah Bazar are the attraction of the tourist. On Sunday and Thursday the Dingedah Bazar length becomes around 10 km.
Fair:
Dingedaha Meteri Mela,Goruy Tipy, Baruni and Gangapuja Melas are notable.
Main exports:
Paddy, jute, pan, biscuit, sugar, tobacco, sugarcane, date molasses, betel nut, betel leaf, mango,pumpkin, jackfruit and banana.
NGOs:
Almost 18 number of NGOs, most noted NGOs are Jana Kallyan Sangtha ( est 1984 at Kairadanga), Wave Foundation.
Transportation
Chuadanga is connected to four of its neighbouring districts (Kushtia; Jessore; Jhenidah and Meherpur) through inter-district highways and connected to Jessore and Kushtia through Railway.The district is connected to the rest of the country by three highway
Highway
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s and railway. There are 203 km of finished road, 211 km herring-bone and 132 km mud road. Total length of railway tracks is just over 50 km that connect the three railway stations inside the district with the country's railway network.
The entire transportation system is comparatively better than other districts. You can access to any of its upa-zilla by 30 minutes travel by motor vehicle.
To reach to Dhaka you need to spend 4 to 5 hours.
To reach to Calcutta you need less time to reach Dhaka. That makes the place important during our liberation in 1971.
Earlier the district was connected to other parts of the country by its major river The Matha Vanga but now the river route is invalid due to siltation on river beds.
The people usually use Bus and train for long journey and for local travels they use Rickshaw, human pulled van etc. For personal use they use cycle and motor cycle frequently.
For goods transportation, a human driven van called "Nosimon" is often used.
Archaeological heritage and relics
Three domed Chuadanga Bôro Mosque, Gholdari Mosque (1006 AD), Thakurpur Mosque, Shibnôgor Mosque, Jamjami Mosque, Hajar Duari School (Damuŗhuda), Karpashdaņa Neelkuţi, Gholdari NeelkutiKarpashdanga is an old historical village of Chuadanga District, located in the border area of Bangladesh with West Bengal state of India. This village was famous in the region for rural business centre from long ago. The big Bazaar on the bank of the Bhairab river was one of the oldest rural commercial meeting place from the Mughal to the British era. There is a historical 'Nil-Kuthi' on the Bank of the river Bhairab. This 'Nil-Kuthi was one of the Head Quarters of the then East India Company during British Raj for administering the cultivation of indigo in this area. The main part of the Nil-Kuthi is now in a ruined state. The other part has been renovated and converted to a girl's secondary school in 1983. The old name of the village was 'Nishchintapur'. There is also a graveyard in the Nil-Kuthi area in Karpashdanga village used to bury the white people of East India company when they deceased. It is heard that one such name of a white man was Mr. Barkosh (locally people used to call him Barkosh shaheb) who was very tyrant administrator during British rule in that area. It is said as a proverb that he was such a ruler, he could force tigers and buffaloes to drink at the same place of the river without showing any hostility to each other.
Another historical event associated with Karpashdanga village is that the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Kazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...
stayed in this village for some time and during his participation with non-cooperation movement Swadeshi Movement
Swadeshi movement
The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian independence movement, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi , which had some success...
organised against British Raj. There were few active members of the 'Shadehsi' group, whose descendant live in western area of Christian community in Karpashdanga. A Nazrul museum has been established in the local high school with the collection of items Kazi Nazrul Islam left in that house. There is a large Christian community in the village. There are two large churches belong to two groups of Christian e.g. catholic and Protestants. There is also a missionary hospital run by the Christian missionaries and is famous in the area for medical treatment facilities and care of patient.
Hospitals
- সিভিল সার্জন অফিস, চুয়াডাঙ্গা, ০৭৬১-৬৩১১৩, ০১৭৪১-৩২৯৩১৮
- সদর হাসপাতাল, চুয়াডাঙ্গা। ০৭৬১-৬২২৬৮, ০৭৬১-৬২৪৪৫, ০১৭১৫-৬১৭২৬৯,
- বক্ষ ব্যাধি ক্লিনিক, চুয়াডাঙ্গা। ০৭৬১-৬৩১৯০, ০১৭১৫১৪৪১৮৫
- উপজেলা স্বাস্থ্য ও পঃ পঃ অফিস, চুয়াডাঙ্গা সদর। ০৭৬১-৬২৭১৯, ০১৭১৫-৪৬৮৬১৬
- উপজেলা স্বাস্থ্য কমপ্লেক্স, হারদী-আলমডাঙ্গা, চুয়াডাঙ্গা। ০১৭১১- ৩২৯২৬০
- উপজেলা স্বাস্থ্য কমপ্লেক্ম, দামুড়হুদা, চুয়াডাঙ্গা। ০৭৬২-৩৫৬১৪০, ০১৭১২-১৯৭৩৯৩
- উপজেলা স্বাস্থ্য কমপ্লেক্ম, জীবননগর, চুয়াডাঙ্গা। ০৭৬২-৪৭৫০৬৮, ০১৯১২-৯০৫৮৯৪
Eye Care Services
- Chuadanga Eye Care
- Community Eye Foundation
- Red Crescent Eye Hospital, Chuadanga
- Impact Foundation, Keadargong, Chuadanga
- chuadanga eye clinic
Matluba Khatoon Charity Clinic
In the year 2009, Zaman Group of IndustriesZaman Group of Industries
- Company Overview :Zaman Group of Industries is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.This business group has interests in Poultry, Agriculture, Manufacturing , Fisheries, Edible Oil, Jute, Steel, Dairy, Consumer Products, Cold Storage, Plastic and Transport...
opened its first Free Friday charity
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clinic
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in Vimrullah, Chuadanga with the title of Matluba Khatoon Charity Clinic. The charity
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clinic
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runs every Friday from 9:00 to 5:00 where care is generally provided to persons who have lower or limited income
Income
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and no health insurance
Health insurance
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. It is mainly a general out-patient clinic which is presenting the community common diagnoses or medication without an all night stay. Experienced doctor
Physician
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s from Chuadanga town provide treatments to the patient
Patient
A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....
s. The charity clinic is quickly outgrowing thus Syed Asaduzzaman, Managing Director of Zaman Group of Industries is already planning to build a new charity
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hospital
Hospital
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. His contribution
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towards poor
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people is highly appreciated by the people of Chuadanga. Some trustworthy employees of Zaman Group of Industries
Zaman Group of Industries
- Company Overview :Zaman Group of Industries is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.This business group has interests in Poultry, Agriculture, Manufacturing , Fisheries, Edible Oil, Jute, Steel, Dairy, Consumer Products, Cold Storage, Plastic and Transport...
acts as the volunteers in this clinic every Friday. The local
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community
Community
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believes this charity clinic is unique in its development and services
Community service
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thus the administrative and healthcare personnel sit down regularly to focus
Focus
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on the healthcare needs. When a new patient
Patient
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s arrives, he/she gets a card from the volunteers where all necessary details are present and they bring the card with them during every visit. The medicine
Medicine
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s given to the patient at this clinic is maintaining and restoring health
Health
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by the prevention and treatment
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of illness
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.
Chuadanga at a glance
| Land use | Area (in Acre) |
|---|---|
| Total Land Area | 283,679 |
| Cultivable Area | 226,754 |
| Fallow Land | 15,245 |
| Area Under Forest | 10 |
| Area Irrigated | 126,760 |
| Area Under River | 549 |
| Name of Items | Total No. | Length (in km.) |
|---|---|---|
| Rivers | 11 | 121 |
| Metal Road | 16 | 177 |
| Semi Metal Road | 54 | 120 |
| Kutcha Road | 446 | 1,258 |
| Rail Road | - | 52 |
| Town Malls (Haţ) | 68 | - |
| Name of Items | Total Number |
|---|---|
| Poverty Alleviation | 12 |
| Rehabilitation of Destitute | 11 |
| Family Planning | 6 |
| Rural/Adult Education | 76 |
| Agriculture & Food | 60 |
| Road & Communication | 57 |
| Health | 3 |
| Total | 195 |
See also
- Districts of BangladeshDistricts of BangladeshThe divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila . The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila ....
- Khulna Division