Chuadanga

City and District headquarter of Chuadanga District

City in Khulna, Bangladesh

Chuadanga চুয়াডাঙ্গা
City
Clockwise for top: Courastar Mor, Hotel Shahid Palace, Chuadanga Sadar Police Station, Chuadanga Railway Station
23°38′38″N 88°51′20″E / 23.643999°N 88.855637°E / 23.643999; 88.855637
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna
District	Chuadanga
Upazila	Chuadanga Sadar
Municipality	1960
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Body	Chuadanga Municipality
• Mayor	Jahangir Alam Malik Khokon
Area
• City	38 km² (15 sq mi)
• Metro	67 km² (26 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• City	97,532
• Density	2,600/km² (6,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code	7200^[1]
National Dialing Code	+880
Local Dialing Code	0761

Chuadanga (Bengali: চুয়াডাঙ্গা) is a prosperous city in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila and Chuadanga District. Located on the Mathabhanga river, Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. It was the sub-district of Kushtia district & turned into a district in 1984. In 1862, the first railway station in Bangladesh was established in Chuadanga city. Chuadanga city is connected by rail and road across the country.

Demographics

Religions in Chuadanga city (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.38%
Hinduism			3.58%
Other or not stated			0.04%

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Chuadanga city had a population of 97,532.^[3]^{: 388–394}

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chuadanga city had 20,472 households and a population of 85,786. 15,303 (17.84%) were under 10 years of age. Chuadanga had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.72%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males.^[2]

Education

Victoria Jubilee Government High School, founded in 1880, and Chuadanga Government Girls' High School (1914) are notable secondary schools in Chuadanga. There are many secondary schools in Chuadanga like Chuadanga Academy, Rahela khatun Girls Academy. Chuadanga Govt. College is also notable higher educational institute in the district. Which was founded in 1962.

References

^ Staff. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.