Jessore Sadar Upazila

Jessore Sadar
যশোহর সদর
—  Upazila  —
Jessore Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Jessore District
Area
 • Total 432.81 km2 (167.1 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 530,582
 • Density 1,226/km2 (3,175.3/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Jessore Sadar

Jessore Sadar (Bengali: যশোহর সদর) is an Upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Jessore Sadar is located at . It has 94348 units of house hold and total area 432.81 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jessore Sadar has a population of 530582. Males constitute are 52.85% of the population, and females 47.15%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 281108. Jessore Sadar has an average literacy rate of 44.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Jessore Sadar has 18 Unions/Wards, 326 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 250 villages. It has class one Pouroshave (Municipality). Jessore is in the bank of Bhairab River. It has one of the famous College of Bangladesh- that is Michael Modhushudon (MM) College.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.