Thursday, March 7, 2013

Jessore District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Jessore District (Khulna division) with an area of 2578.20 sq km, is bounded by Jhenaidah and magura districts on the north, satkhira and khulna districts on the south, narail and Khulna districts on the east, West Bengal of India on the west. Annual average temperature: maximum 37.1 oC, minimum 11.2 oC; annual rain fall 1537 mm. Noted rivers are bhairab and Mukteshwari; beel 3.

Jessore At a Glance

Area: 2578.20 Km2
Upazila Road: 1041.67 Km
Union Road: 970.49 Km
Village Road: 20024.73 Km VA
3256.85 Km VB
Population: 24,69,680 (2001)
Density: 940 per Km2
Literacy: 70%
Upazilas: 8
Union: 91
Pourashavas: 8
Primary Schools: 1267
High Schools: 335
Colleges: 50

Upazilas

Abhoynagar
Bagherpara
Chowgacha
Jessore Sadar
Jhikargacha
Keshabpur
Monirampur
Sarsha