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'''Jaldhaka Upazila''' ([[Nilphamari District|nilphamari district]]) area 303.52 sq km, located in between 25°57' and 26°07' north latitudes and in between 88°50' and 89°07' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Dimla Upazila|dimla]] upazila on the north, [[Kishoreganj District|kishoreganj]] ([[Nilphamari District|nilphamari]]) upazila on the south, [[Hatibandha Upazila|hatibandha]] and [[Kaliganj Upazila (Lalmonirhat District)|kaliganj]] ([[Lalmonirhat District|lalmonirhat]]) upazilas on the east, [[Nilphamari Sadar Upazila|nilphamari sadar]] and [[Domar Upazila|domar]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 274736; male 141715, female 133021; Muslim 217944, Hindu 56480, Buddhist 38, Christian 113 and others 361.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Tista River|tista]], Jamuneshwari, Bullai, [[Ghaghat River|ghaghat]]; Moiya Beel and Gabrail Beel are notable.

''Administration'' Jaldhaka Thana was formed in 1911 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-
|
12
|
69
|
69
|
14887
|
259849
|
905
|
49.0
|
32.1
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
11.66
|
3
|
14887
|
1277
|
49.0
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Kanthali
58

|
5366

|
10008

|
9215

|
32.80

|-
|
Kaimari
51

|
8548

|
17881

|
16943

|
29.70

|-
|
Khutamara
65

|
6555

|
14979

|
13797

|
30.40

|-
|
Golna
36

|
7539

|
11379

|
10650

|
34.29

|-
|
Golmunda
29

|
3865

|
11003

|
10628

|
31.70

|-
|
Jaldhaka
43

|
6968

|
16551

|
15118

|
43.00

|-
|
Daoabari
14

|
5499

|
5169

|
4856

|
28.81

|-
|
Dharmapal
21

|
6392

|
10182

|
9547

|
37.32

|-
|
Balagram
13

|
6662

|
11908

|
11321

|
31.48

|-
|
Mirganj
80

|
5342

|
11780

|
10834

|
31.55

|-
|
Shimulbari
87

|
6200

|
10564

|
10178

|
33.76

|-
|
Saulmari
94

|
6063

|
10311

|
9934
|
27.52
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:JaldhakaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Garh (fort) of Raja Dharmapal (Dharmapal union), ritual Pot of Raja Harishchandra (Khutamara union), Bhimer Dhap in Golna union.

''History of the War of Liberation'' The Pak army established a camp at the Jaldhaka High School in 1971; they used to capture innocent persons from the nearby locality with the help of the local razakars and brutally killed them.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 2 (Kaliganj, and at the backyard of Jaldhaka High School).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 317, tomb 2, temple 25, sacred place 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 33.0%; male 38.9%, female 26.8%. Noted educational institutions: Jaldhaka Degree College (1972), Rabeya Chowdhury Women's Degree College (1994), Jaldhaka Business Management Institute (1995), Jaldhaka Pilot High School (1917), Shimulbari SC High School, Jaldhaka Model Government Primary School (1940), Golmunda Fazil Madrasa (1919).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Weekly: Jalkatha, Jaltaranga.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, club 19, theatre group 2, theatre stage 1, women's organisation 64, playground 45, music academy 2.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 80.15%, non-agricultural labourer 2.54%, commerce 8.38%, transport and communication 2.06%, service 3.05%, construction 0.52%, religious service 0.15%, rent and remittance 0.10% and others 3.05%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 60.09%, landless 39.91%; agricultural landowner: urban 67.04% and rural 59.67%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, tobacco, wheat, potato, jute, maize, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sesame, linseed, china, barley, kaun, sweet potato, arahar, karpas cotton.

''Main fruits'' Jackfruit, mango, black berry, banana, papaya, litchi.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 2440, dairy 28, poultry 12, nursery 35.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 554 km, semi-pucca road 20 km, mud road 400 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, flour mill, ice factory, saw mill, cold storage, welding factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving, bamboo work and wood work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 85, fairs 3, most noted of which are Jaldhaka, Mirganj and Kaimari Hats; Tatua Mela and Balagram Chandihati Mela.

''Main exports'' Tobacco, maize, vegetables.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 8.02% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 85.55%, tap 0.36%, pond 0.49% and others 13.60%.

''Sanitation'' 12.21% (rural 10.71% and urban 37.16%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 22.88% (rural 23.01% and urban 20.65%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 64.91% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 10, satellite clinic 3, leprosy treatment centre 1.

''Natural disasters'' Many people of the upazila were victims of the great famine of 1943. Besides, the flood of 1998 caused heavy damages to settlements, lovestock, crops and other properties of the upazila.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], CARE, Jaldhaka Samaj Kalyan Sangstha. [Bibekananda Mahanta]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Jaldhaka Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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