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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Joypurhat; a City in Bangladesh

Joypurhat, Bangladesh- A Beautiful Landscape
Joypurhat (Urdu and Punjabi: جےپور ہٹ) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division. 

Subdivisions:

Joypurhat has 5 subdivisions (upazillas): 
  1. Akkelpur 
  2. Joypurhat 
  3. Kalai 
  4. Khetlal 
  5. Panchbibi 
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.

Govt High School, Joypurhat
Education

The Second Girls Cadet College of Bangladesh is situated in Jaipurhat since 2005. 

"Bina Pani Sarkar", the pride of Joypurhat giving the educational support for the lowest privileged children by her own interest and she has been selected as "Shada Moner Manush" for this. We are proud of her. 

In Joypurhat District: tribal population account for approx. 2.25% of the population. Ethnic nationals: Santal, Orao, Munda, Mahali (Mahle), Koch, Pahan, Buna, Ho, Mahato, Rajbangshi etc. are noted tribes. Total tribal population: 48,000 (2001). 

Religion

The district of Jaipurhat consists 2573 mosques, 424 temples, 21 churches and 18 Buddhist temples. 

Islam is the religion of the majority of the people of Jaipurhat. Muslims are 88% here. Hindus, with 9% of the population, stand as second largest religious community. 2% people are Christians and remaining people belong to other faiths.

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