Jamalpur Sadar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Jamalpur Sadar
Native Name:জামালপুর সদর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:24°N 89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Mymensingh Division
Subdivision Name2:Jamalpur District
Leader Name:Mueid Mursalin Rifat
Area Total Km2:508.80
Population Total:615072
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:2000
Website:Official Map of Jamalpur Sadar
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Jamalpur Sadar (Bengali: জামালপুর সদর) is an upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Jamalpur Sadar is located at 24.9167°N 89.9583°W. It has 152,174 households and a total area of 508.80 km2. It is bounded by Sherpur district to the north, Mymensingh district to the east, Tangail district of Dhaka division to the south, and Melandaha, Madarganj and Sarishabari upazilas on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jamalpur Sadar Upazila had 152,174 households and a population of 615,072. 138,656 (22.54%) were under 10 years of age. Jamalpur Sadar has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.0%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1037 females per 1000 males. 150,172 (24.42%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]

Par the 2001 Bangladesh census, Jamalpur sadar upazila had a population of 568726; males constituted 290159, females 278567; Muslim 556986, Hindu 10807, Buddhist 299, Christian 36 and others 598. Indigenous communities such as Garo and Koch belong to this upazila.

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jamalpur Sadar had a population of 501,924, of whom 263,338 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 51.47% of the population, and females 48.53%. Jamalpur Sadar had an average literacy rate of 27.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4% .[3]

Administration

Jamalpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Jamalpur Municipality and 15 union parishads: Banshchara, Digpaith, Ghoradhap, Itail, Kendua, Lakshmir Char, Meshta, Narundi, Ranagachha, Rashidpur, Sahabajpur, Sharifpur, Sreepur, Titpalla, and Tulsir Char. The union parishads are subdivided into 250 mauzas and 365 villages.[4]

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Mohammad Abdul Salam

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Jamalpur district . bbs.gov.bd.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jamalpur . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: 10 November 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 27 March 2005 .
  4. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Jamalpur . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . PDF . 14 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113185353/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Jamalpur.pdf . 13 November 2014.