Jahidpur is a village in the 4th ward of
Dolarbazar Union
Dolarbazar Union ( bn, দোলারবাজার ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet Division, Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 24.7 square kilometres and a po ...
in the south-eastern part of
Chhatak Upazila
Chhatak ( bn, ছাতক) is an upazila of the Sunamganj District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. It is named after its headquarters, the town of Chhatak.
Etymology
According to the majority of researchers including Dewan Mohammad Azraf, the a ...
in the
Sunamganj District
Sunamganj ( bn, সুনামগঞ্জ) is a district located in north-eastern Bangladesh within the Sylhet Division.
History
In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Laur Kingdom. After the conquest of Sylhet (Kingdom of Gauiurh) ...
of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
's
Sylhet Division
Sylhet Division ( bn, সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the Bangladeshi divisions of ...
.
Geography
Jahidpur is situated on the southern bank of
Makunda River. The village is 2 km long from east to west.
Nearby villages
* North-East: Rampur - Muhammadpur and Vawal.
* North: Alampur and Chandpur
* North-West: Sherpur and Chelarpar
* West: Anujani-Boratuka, meoatoil
* South-West: Basantopur
* South: Kachurkandi, Gobinda Pur, and Jugol Nogor (across haor).
* South-East: Norshinghpur-Talupat and Sutarkhali.
* East: Buraiya, Chisrawoli, Khaghata.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Jahidpur had 1,548 households and a population of 9,881. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 51.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.
Economy
Most of the villagers work in agriculture.
Expatriates from the village support it economically.
Government offices
The Jahidpur post office formerly served 30 surrounding villages. Its post code number is 3087.
The Jahidpur police inspection centre was established on 29 September 2018.
Education
There is one primary school (Jahidpur Government Primary School) established in 1900; one secondary school (Jahidpur High School) and one Dakhil (secondary)
madrasa
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
, and one Hafizia Madrasa.
There was an Aided Girls primary School, established in 1961, which was merged with Jahidpur Government Primary School by the Education Authority in 1972.
See also
*
List of villages in Bangladesh
This is a list of villages in Bangladesh. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Some villages in Bangladesh may be cov ...
References
{{Sunamganj District
Villages in Chhatak Upazila