Jessore Sadar Upazila

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Jashore Sadar
যশোর সদর
Upazila
Jashore Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Jashore Sadar
Jashore Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°10.1′N 89°12.3′E / 23.1683°N 89.2050°E / 23.1683; 89.2050Coordinates: 23°10.1′N 89°12.3′E / 23.1683°N 89.2050°E / 23.1683; 89.2050
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictJashore District
Area
 • Total435.22 km2 (168.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total742,898
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Jashore Sadar

Jashore Sadar (Bengali: যশোর সদর) is an upazila of Jashore District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Its administrative centre is the city of Jashore, which is also the centre of the district.

Geography[]

Jessore Sadar is located at

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23°10′05″N 89°12′15″E / 23.1681°N 89.2042°E / 23.1681; 89.2042. It has 73,654 households and a total area of 435.40 km2.[2] The town of Jessore is on the banks of the Bhairab River.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jessore Sadar had a population of 742,898. Males constituted 51.19% of the population and females 48.81%. Muslims formed 90.73% of the population, Hindus 8.95%, Christians 0.26% and others 0.05%. Jessore Sadar had a literacy rate of 63.8% for the population 7 years and above.[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jessore Sadar had a population of 530,582. Males constitute 52.85% of the population, and females 47.15%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population was 281,108. Jessore Sadar has an average literacy rate of 44.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4% literate.[4] By the 2011 Bangladesh census, the upazila's population had grown to 742,898.

Administration[]

Jessore Sadar Upazila is divided into Jessore Municipality and 16 union parishads: Arabpur, Basundia, Chanchra, Churamankati, Diara, Fathehpur, Haibatpur, Ichhali, Kashimpur, Kachua, Lebutala, Narendrapur, Noapara, Ramnagar, Upashahar, and Jessore Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 248 mauzas and 256 villages.[5]

Jessore Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 75 mahallas.[5]

It has one of the famous colleges of Bangladesh-Michael Modhushudon (MM) College.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Firoj Ansari (2012), "Jessore Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "যশোর সদর উপজেলা". sadar.jessore.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Jessore" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Jessore" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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