Official Name: | Jalchatra Bazaar |
Native Name: | জলছত্র বাজার |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tangail District |
Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
Subdivision Name3: | Madhupur Upazila |
Subdivision Type4: | Union Council |
Subdivision Name4: | Arankhola Union |
Elevation M: | 30 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 24°N 90°W |
Postal Code: | 1996 |
Jalchatra Bazaar (Bengali: জলছত্র বাজার) is a market of Arankhola Union, Madhupur Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated 56 km northeast of Tangail and 44 km southwest of Mymensingh deep in the Madhupur Jungle.
Jalchatra Bazaar is widely popular for its banana and pineapple market. Madhupur tract is very fertile for banana and pineapple production. About 80 percent of pineapples of Bangladesh are produced in Madhupur Upazila. These pineapples and bananas are all resembled in Jalchatra by the distributors to sell the fruits to the buyers from all over Bangladesh.[1]