Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | Joypurhat |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Rajshahi division#Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bangladesh |
Coordinates: | 25.1°N 89.024°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajshahi |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Joypurhat |
Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
Subdivision Name3: | Joypurhat Sadar |
Total Type: | Total |
Area Total Km2: | 18.55 |
Population Total: | 84910 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Joypurhat is a city in northwestern Bangladesh, near the border with India. It is the headquarters of Joypurhat District.
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Joypurhat city had a population of 84,910 and a literacy rate of 86.04%.[1]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Joypurhat city had 16,843 households and a population of 69,033. 11,537 (16.71%) were under 10 years of age. Joypurhat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.92%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 957 females per 1000 males. The ethnic population was 1,204 (1.74%).[2]