Thursday, March 7, 2013

Jamalpur District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Jamalpur District (Dhaka division) with an area of 2031.98 sq km, is bounded by Meghalaya State of India, kurigram and sherpur districts on the north, tangail district on the south, mymensingh and Sherpur districts on the east, jamuna river, bogra, sirajganj and gaibandha districts on the west. Annual average temperature maximum 33.3 oC, minimum 12 oC; annual rainfall 2174 mm. Main rivers are Jamuna, old brahmaputra, Jhenai, Banar, Jirjira, Chhatal.

Jamalpur At a Glance

Area: 2031.98 Km2
Upazila Road: 613.74 Km
Union Road: 783.04 Km
Village Road: 1604.71 Km VA
1036.31 Km VB
Population: 20,89,366
Density: 1028 per Km2
Literacy: 21.5 %
Upazilas: 7
Union: 68
Pourashavas: 7
Primary Schools: 978
High Schools: 231
Colleges: 25

Upazilas

Bakshiganj
Dewanganj
Islampur
Jamalpur Sadar
Madarganj
Melendaha
Sarishabari