Maijdee মাঈজদী
City
Maijdee
Dhannapur Madrasha
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Coordinates: 22°50′N 91°6′E / 22.833°N 91.100°E / 22.833; 91.100
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Noakhali
Upazila	Noakhali Sadar
Established as district town	1951 (1951)
Area
• Total	23.79 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	132,185
• Density	5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	3800
Website	noakhali.gov.bd

Maijdee (Bengali: মাইজদী) is a city and district headquarter of Noakhali District, located in south eastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative center and the main city of Noakhali District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It is also known as Maijdee City. It consists of 9 wards and 36 mahallas. It has an area of 23.79 km².

History

The ancient name of Noakhali city was Sudharam. Sudharam on the west bank of the Noakhali khal about two miles from the sea was the headquarters of the district. In 1821, it was chosen as the headquarters of the Joint Magistrate appointed to the charge of the district of Bhulua. Sudharam was named from Sudliaram Mazumdar, a wealthy merchant and benefactor, who excavated the large tank known by his name. In 1876, it was constituted a Municipality and the population in 1901 was about 6,520. It was really nothing but a rural bazaar with a few Government offices and residential buildings. It was completely wrecked by the cyclone of 1893, and the Government offices erected since then are fine substantial buildings. There is a neat little Town Hall with a stage, billiard room, and library attached to it, and a good Circuit House has been built lately. The drinking water was supplied from Sudharam's tank. The town is connected by railway with Laksam, and steamers run from it to the islands and to Barisal.^[2]

In 1948, when the district headquarters were extinct by the erosion of the Meghna River, it was shifted 8 km to the north to its present place at Maijdee.

Population

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Maijdee city had a population of 132,185.^{[1]: 388–394}

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Maijdee city had 20,222 households and a population of 107,654. 20,909 (19.42%) were under 10 years of age. Maijdee had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 75.34%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 959 females per 1000 males.^[3]

Education

Literacy rate among the town people is 69.5%.^{[citation needed]}