Joypurhat Sadar Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Joypurhat Sadar
locator_position = right
latd = 25.8417
longd = 89.0417
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Joypurhat District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 225271
population_density = 944
area_total = 238.54
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/joypurhat/JoypurhatSadar.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Joypurhat Sadar
footnotes =

Joypurhat Sadar ( _bn. জয়পুরহাট সদর) is an Upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Joypurhat Sadar is located at coord|25.8417|N|89.0417|E| . It has 45484 units of house hold and total area 238.54 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Joypurhat Sadar has a population of 225271. Males constitute are 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. 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

Joypurhat Sadar has 11 Unions/Wards, 198 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 192 villages.

ee also

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

References