Jessore Sadar is an Upazila of Jessore District

Jessore District

Jessore is a district located in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west.The district produces a variety of crops year-round. Date-sugar called patali is made from the sap of locally grown date trees that is cooked, thickened and crystallised using a...

 in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Jessore Sadar is located at 23.1681°N 89.2042°E . It has 94348 units of house hold and total area 432.81 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, 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.

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

Michael Modhushudon (MM) College

Michael Modhushudon College, stabilished in 1941, is one of a large educational instutute in Jessore District. About 15,000 students and 18 faculties. It gives four years bachelor's and one years masters course opportunitites under Bangladesh National University....

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