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Joypurhat Sadar (Bengali: জয়পুরহাট সদর) is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[2]

Joypurhat Sadar জয়পুরহাট সদর
Upazila
Joypurhat Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°06′N 89°02′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Joypurhat District
Area
• Total	238.54 km2 (92.10 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	289,058[1]
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	joypurhatsadar.joypurhat.gov.bd

Geography

Joypurhat Sadar is located at 25°06′N 89°02′E. It has 45484 households and total area 238.54 km².

Joypurhat Sadar Upazila is bounded by Panchbibi Upazila and Balurghat CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north, Kalai and Khetlal Upazilas on the east, Khetlal, Akkelpur and Badalgachhi Upazilas on the south and Dhamoirhat Upazila and Balurghat CD Block on the west.[3][4][5]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Joypurhat Sadar has a population of 225271. Males constitute 52.18% of the population, and females 47.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 123804. Joypurhat Sadar has an average literacy rate of 33.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]

Points of interest

Joypurhat Sugar Mill's Limited is the largest autonomous sugar mill in the country. Pagla Dewan Boddhovumi is one of Bangladesh's most important monuments In the Belamla Village there are both the historical "Barashibalaya Temple" and "Akshibalaya Temple", famous historical places. Shahid doctor Abul Kasem Maidan is the main feature of this upazila. The central shahid minar of Joypurahat district is also situated here.

Administration

Joypurhat Sadar Upazila is divided into Joypurhat Municipality and nine union parishads: Amdai, Bambu, Bhadsha, Chakborket, Dhalahar, Dogachi, Jamalpur, Mohammadabad, and Puranapail. The union parishads are subdivided into 184 mauzas and 192 villages.[7]

Joypurhat Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 48 mahallas.[7]

Education

Joypurhat Girl's Cadet College is the second girl's cadet college of Bangladesh.

Joypurhat Government College is the highest educational institute in the district. The college is situated near the Joypurhat rail station which was established in 1963.

Joypurhat R.B. Govt. High School is the highest level school in the district. The high school was established in 1946 by Ramdeo Bajla. The school is located on the main road. The informal name of this school is "Bajla school". This school gained national recognition in 1977.

Joypurhat Govt. Girl's High School is one of the famous schools in the district. It was established in 1960 and nationalized in the year of 1977. The school boasts a 100% passing rate in both Junior and Secondary School Certificate examinations. Business Management Institute: It is first technology institution.

Notable residents

• Montazur Rahman Akbar, film director, attended Akklepur F. U. Pilot High School.[8]
• Fatema Tuz Zohra, Nazrul Geeti singer, grew up in Joypurhat and attended Joypurhat Government Girls High School.[9][10]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

На других языках

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- [en] Joypurhat Sadar Upazila

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[ru] Джайпурхат-Садар

Джайпурхат-Садар (бенг. জয়পুরহাট সদর, англ. Jaypurhat Sadar) — подокруг на севере Бангладеш. Входит в состав округа Джайпурхат. Образован в 1918 году. Административный центр — город Джайпурхат. Площадь подокруга — 238,54 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 225 271 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 944 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 33,1 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 86,06 %, индуисты — 11,97 %, христиане — 0,29 %, прочие — 1,97 %.

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