Maijdee

Maijdee Court (মাইজদী কোর্ট), or just Maijdee (মাইজদী), is a city in Noakhali District, located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It contains the administrative headquarters of Noakhali District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. The governing municipality, called Noakhali Municipality, had a population of 132,185 at the 2022 census, in an area of 23.79 km2. It consists of 9 wards and 36 mahallas.

Background
In 1948, the district headquarters at Sudharam, considered the main city of Noakhali, were submerged by the Meghna River. As a temporary measure, they were relocated eight kilometers to the north to Maijdee. In 1953, the establishment of Noakhali Municipality was officially announced through a gazette notification. It encompassed various mouzas of Kadir Hanif Union, including the old town areas of Kalitara, Sonapur, and Maijdee. Concerns arose about the risk of Maijdee facing a similar fate due to river erosion, prompting authorities to consider relocating the headquarters again. However, protests by locals in the 1960s led to a decision to retain Maijdee as the district headquarters. Subsequently, Maijdee emerged as the new urban center of Noakhali.

Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Noakhali Municipality had a population of 132,185 and a literacy rate of 90.12%.

At the 2011 Bangladesh census, the municipality had 20,222 households and a population of 107,654. 20,909 (19.42%) were under 10 years of age. It 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.