Kotchandpur Upazila

Kotchandpur is an Upazila of Jhenaidah District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.GeographyKotchandpur is located at. It has 19773 households and total area 165.66 km². It is the south west part of Bangladesh. It is under Jhenaidah district. Our Kotchandpur is surrounded by three upzilla, in the east "Kaliganj", in the south-west "Moheshpur" and in the north "Jhenaidah" sadar. There are two rivers cross Kotchandpur. One is the Kopothakho River (also called Kobadak, Kabadak, and Kapotaksma), which crosses the town and another is the Chitra, which forms the northern border of Kotchandpur. This city is very close to India. Once it is famous for sugar. It is also famous for Boluhor Fish Project.DemographicsAs of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kotchandpur has a population of 107193. Males constitute 51.4% of the population, and females 48.6%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 54897. Kotchandpur has an average literacy rate of 26.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.AdministrationKotchandpur has one pouroshova and 5 Unions, 114 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 79 villages.PoliticsMunicipality Mayor : Mr Md. Zahidul Islam (ZIRA)is the current Mayor of the Municipality (Pourasava). He was elected in year 2016 and serving his 3rd term. Mr Md. Zahidul Islam ZIRA also holds important political position in Thana and District level.Upozila Chairman : Md. Tazul Islam. He was in politics for 20 years, under the banner of the opposition party of Bangladesh Jamat e Islami (2014–still now). He is one of the most successful Chairman in the history of Kotchandpur upozila.Contact number