Joypurhat District (Rajshahi division) with an area of 965.44 square km adjacent to the Dinajpur district in the north, Naogaon districts in the south, Gaibandha and Bogra districts in the east, and the districts of Bogra and Naogaon West Bengal province of India in the west.
Important upazila and places:
There are 5 upazila in Joypurhat. The upazilas are Joypurhat sadar, Akkelpur, Kalai, Khetlal and Panchbibi. Postal code – 5900
Travel from Dhaka:
There are available bus 24 hours a day. It is easy to go Joypurhat from Dhaka. Train is also available from Komlapur railway station Dhaka to Joypurhat.
Statistics:
Population 844818; male 51.03%, female 48.97%; Muslim 88.18%, Hindu 9.57%, tribles and others 2.25%; Average literacy 19.8%
Agricultural Contribution:
Main crops Paddy, potato, sugarcane, banana, jute, turmeric, mustard seed and vegetables.
Fruits:
Main fruits Banana, mango, jackfruit, black berry, litchi, guava, papaya, olive, coconut, pineapple, sofeda, grape and orange.
Historical Places:
Baro Shivaloy Mondir, Gopinathpur Mondir etc are the Historical Places of Joypurhat.
School College:
GOVT. JOYPURHAT COLLEGE, JOYPURHAT WOMENS COLLEGE, JOYPURHAT SHAHID ZIA COLLEGE, JOYPURHAT GOVT.MOHILA COLLEGE, VADSHA IDEAL COLLEGE etc are famous educational institution in Joypurhat.
Hotel Motel:
There are many residential hotel in Joypurhat.People from outside Joypurhat if come to visit they can use these hostel for live.
Places of interest:
jamalganj is situated 10 KM(approx)south west of Jaipurhat. And PAHAR PUR(Buddhist Bihar), largely known as SOMEPUR BIHAR, is situated just 6 KM(approx)north-west of Jamalganj which is symbol of our past legacy of our knowledge on philosophy, architecture, arts and sculptures. Thousands of tourist visit from everywhere in the world. Jamalganj is mainly famous for its long traditional bazaar (in English market) fore surrounded places. It’s very famous for agricultural products like banana, paddy, rice, wheat, potato and many more. Also famous for its mine like coal (bituminous) and cement.
Parlament Seats:
Joypurhat has two parlament seats. Joypurhat 1= Joypurhat & Panchbibi. Joypurhat 2= Kalai,Khetlal & Akkelpur.
Economy:
Jaipurhat’s economy is mainly based on seasonal crops like Potato, Onions etc. It also produces a huge amount of sugarcane and it holds the country’s largest sugar-mill. limestone and cement factory.
Joypurhat District Map
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