Jotbani Union Explained

Jotbani Union
Native Name:জোতবানী ইউনিয়ন
Native Name Lang:bn
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:36.60
Population Total:22462
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:5266

Jotbani Union (Bengali: জোতবানী ইউনিয়ন) is one of the seven union parishads under Birampur Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Rangpur Division of northwestern Bangladesh.[1] It has an area of 36.60 km2 . It has 4,500 households. The union porishod office of Jotbani Union is only one hours road journey away from Birampur Upazila.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Birampur has a population of 22462. Males constitute 11,387 of the population, and females 11,075. Jotbani has an average literacy rate of 70%.There are also non-profit organizations named bondhu Foundation.

Economy

The economy of Jotbani Union mainly depends upon agriculture based production. A huge percentage of people from Jotbani Union depends upon agri based products. The main industry also includes rice processing mills. Crops and grown in the district include rice, wheat, maize, potato, brinjal and tomato.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shamsuzzaman . 2012 . Birampur Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Birampur_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.