Jaldhaka (Bengali: জলঢাকা, Joldhaaka, means covered
under water) is an Upazila of Nilphamari District in the
Division ofRangpur, Bangladesh
Geography
Jaldhaka is
located at 26.0167°N 89.0250°E . It has 45456 households and total
area 303.52 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991
Bangladesh census, Jaldhaka has a population of 233885. Males constitute 51.5%
of the population, and females 48.5%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is
114763. Jaldhaka has an average literacy rate of 18.4% (7+ years), and the
national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administrative
Jaldhaka has
12 Unions/Wards, 69 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 69 villages.
Famous
persons
Saad
Mohammad Hassan Siddiqui: famous hydrologist of Bangladesh.
He graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),
had his M.S. from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok,
and later became a Professional Engineer (PEng). He is the grandson
of noted Islamic scholar Poshchima Molobi. Currently he is the
chief hydrolost of Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), Dhaka.
See also
Upazilas of
Bangladesh
Districts of
Bangladesh
Divisions of
Bangladesh
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