Jamalganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Jamalganj
skyline = BD Surma 6.jpg
skyline_caption = Jamalganj upazila, as seen from Surma river
locator_position = right
latd = 24.9833
longd = 91.2333
division_name = Sylhet Division
district = Sunamganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 107771
population_density = 318
area_total = 338.74
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/sunamganj/Jamalganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Jamalganj
footnotes =

Jamalganj ( _bn. জামালগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Jamalganj is located at coord|24.9833|N|91.2333|E| . It has 18119 units of house hold and total area 338.74 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Jamalganj has a population of 107771. Males constitute are 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 53158. Jamalganj has an average literacy rate of 20.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Jamalganj has 5 Unions/Wards, 99 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 165 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References