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

Geography

Joypurhat Sadar is located at . It has 45484 households and total area 238.54 km². Joypurhat Sadar Upazila is bounded by Panchbibi Upazila and

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in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north, Kalai and Khetlal Upazilas on the east, Khetlal, Akkelpur and Badalgachhi Upazilas on the south and Dhamoirhat Upazila and Balurghat CD Block on the west.

Demographics

As of the

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, Joypurhat Sadar has a population of 225271. Males constitute 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.

Points of interest

Joypurhat Sugar Mill's Limited Joypurhat Sugar Mill is the largest government owned sugar mill factory in Bangladesh. It is located at the north-western Joypurhat district in Rajshahi division. It has the capability of thrashing 14,000 metric tons of sugarcane daily. History Jo ...

is the largest autonomous sugar mill in the country. Pagla Dewan Boddhovumi is one of Bangladesh's most important monuments In the Belamla Village there are both the historical "Barashibalaya Temple" and "Akshibalaya Temple", famous historical places. Shahid doctor Abul Kasem Maidan is the main feature of this upazila. The central shahid minar of Joypurahat district is also situated here. Joypurhat sugarmill at dusk

Administration

Joypurhat Sadar Upazila is divided into Joypurhat Municipality and nine union parishads: Amdai, Bambu, Bhadsha, Chakborket, Dhalahar, Dogachi, Jamalpur, Mohammadabad, and Puranapail. The union parishads are subdivided into 184 mauzas and 192 villages. Joypurhat Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 48 mahallas.

Education

Joypurhat Girl's Cadet College is the second girl's cadet college of Bangladesh.

Joypurhat Government College Joypurhat Government College is the highest educational institution of Joypurhat. The college was established 1963 and is located near Joypurhat railway station Joypurhat railway station is a railway station in Joypurhat, Bangladesh. It was es ...

is the highest educational institute in the district. The college is situated near the Joypurhat rail station which was established in 1963. Joypurhat

R.B. Govt. High School R.B. Govt. High School ( bn, রামদেও বাজলা সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়, also known as Zila School or Bazla School) is a Govt. High School in Joypurhat, Bangladesh. It was established in 1946. I ...

is the highest level school in the district. The high school was established in 1946 by Ramdeo Bajla. The school is located on the main road. The informal name of this school is "Bajla school". This school gained national recognition in 1977. Joypurhat Govt. Girl's High School is one of the famous schools in the district. It was established in 1960 and nationalized in the year of 1977. The school boasts a 100% passing rate in both Junior and Secondary School Certificate examinations. Business Management Institute: It is first technology institution.

Notable residents

* Montazur Rahman Akbar, film director, attended Akklepur F. U. Pilot High School. *

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, Nazrul Geeti singer, grew up in Joypurhat and attended Joypurhat Government Girls High School.

References

{{Upazilas of Rajshahi Division Upazilas of Joypurhat District