Jashore District Town

Bangladesh / Jessor /
 city, town, third-level administrative division, town district
Jashore District (khulna division) with an area of 2578.20 sq km, is bounded by Jhenaidah and magura districts on the north, satkhira and khulna districts on the south, narail and Khulna districts on the east, West Bengal of India on the west. Annual average temperature: maximum 37.1°C, minimum 11.2°C; annual rain fall 1537 mm. Noted rivers are bhairab and Mukteshwari; beel 3.

Jashore (Town) which stands on the Bhairab, consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jessore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 25.72 sq km. The town has a population of 1,178,273; male 52.97%, female 47.03%. Literacy rate among the town people is 56.57%. The town has one dakbungalow. The District is famous for its Date-juice and handicrafts.

Administration: Jessore district was established in 1781. It consists of 4 municipalities, 36 wards, 8 upazilas, 92 unions, 1329 mouzas, 1434 villages and 120 mahallas. The upazilas are abhaynagar, bagherpara, chaugachha, jhikargachha, keshabpur, jessore sadar, manirampur and sharsha.

Archaeological heritage and relics: Remnants of the Chanchara Rajbari, Dargaha of Ghazi Kalu, Rajbari, Dighi and remnants of the palace of king Mukut Roy (12th century), residence of Nawab Mir Jumla (17th century), Imam Bari built by Haji Muhammad Muhsin at Murli.

Historical events: Jessore district belongs to the ancient Samatat Janapada. On the partition of India in 1947 Jessore was also partially divided. The entire district excepting Boangaon and Gaighata thanas was included into Bangladesh.

Population: 2440693; male 51.22%, female 48.78%; Muslim 86.5%; Hindu 13.21% and others 0.29%.

Religious institutions: Mosque 2936, temple 337, church 19, tomb 8, sacred place 4, most noted of which are Markas Mosque (Newmarket), Catholic Church, Marua Mandir and tomb of Hazrat Garib Shah.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 33.4%; male 41% and female 25.1%. Educational institutions: college 44, high school 347, junior school 16, community school 13, madrasa 271, primary school 1018, polytechnic institute 1. Noted institutions: Michael Madusudhan University College, Government City College, Jessore Government Mohila College, Daud Public School.

Cultural organisations: Club 198, theatre group 24, theatre stage 5, cinema hall 19, public library 11, women's organisation 16, jatra party 6.

Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dainik Runner, Dainik Lok Samaj, Dainik Desh Hitoishi, Dainik Purabi, Dainik Kalyan (extinct), weekly Gramer Kagaj, weekly Kabatakkha (extinct).

Main occupations: Agriculture 39.84%, agricultural labourer 24.13%, wage labourer 2.68%, commerce 11.99%, service 8.66%, industry 1.41%, transport 3.11% and others 8.18%.

Main crops Paddy, jute, sugarcane, tuberose, vegetables..

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Poultry 1064, dairy 132, hatchery 39 and fishery 804.

Communication facilities: Roads: pucca 455.48 km, semi pucca 163.82 km and mud road 3628.69 km; waterways 70 nautical mile; railways 48 km; airport 1.

Manufactories Textile mill, ball pen factory, comb & button factory, plastic factory, biscuit factory, ice factory, oil mill, rice mill etc.

Cottage industries Weaving, bamboo work, goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, wood work, tailoring, etc.

Main exports Cotton, jute, leather, jackfruit, banana, comb and date molasses, vegetables.

NGO activities: Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, grameen bank, proshika, Jagarani Chakra, Alo, Samaj Kalyan Sangstha, Bachte Shekha and Nijera Kari.

Health centres Hospital, 2, upazila health complex 8, union health and family planning centre 74, private clinic 11, satellite clinic 14.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessore
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   23°9'40"N   89°12'22"E

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  • I want to share some more facts about Jessore. In 16th Century the King Maan Singh of Amer(Now Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, Western India) was leading Akbar's Army in Jessore. He found an Idol of God Kaali there( according to writings on stone in Amer Palace, God Kaali appeared in his dreams & ordered him to take idol to his kingdom). He brought the idol, got a temple constructed in his palace in Amer fort and placed the Idol, which became the God Silla Devi(Shila or rock). Silla Devi was given status of Royal Deity in Kingdom of Amer. Today every year people of Jaipur go to her temple on occaision of Sashthi of both navratras ie. two days before Durga Ashtami of Sharad(Durga puja) and Chaitra month. The District administration declares public holiday on both days of the year. The second thing is about Prof. Neel Ratna Dhar of Allahabad University, he was an eminenent scholar, who was from Jessore. He was founder of National Academy of Sciences, a very old society of Scientists founded before partition of India. He got set up Sheela Dhar Institute of Soil Sciences in Allahabad by his own resources later he donated it to Allahabad University. Sheela was his wife who was also a scholar. He remained issue less. He died in 80's at the age of 90, till, his death he was contributing for Agricultural research.
  • I want to share some more facts about Jessore. In 16th Century the King Maan Singh of Amer(Now Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, Western India) was leading Moughal Emperor Akbar's Army in Jessore. He found an Idol of Godess Kaali there( according to the writings on a stone in Amer Palace, Godess Kaali appeared in his dreams & ordered him to take that idol to his kingdom). He brought the idol, got a temple constructed in his palace in Amer fort and placed the Idol, which became the Godess Silla Devi(Shila or rock). Silla Devi was given status of Royal Deity in Kingdom of Amer. Today every year people of Jaipur go to her temple on occaision of Sashthi of both navratras ie. two days before Durga Ashtami of Sharad(Durga puja) and of Chaitra month. The District administration declares public holiday on both days of the year. The second thing is about Prof. Neel Ratna Dhar of Allahabad University, he was an eminent scholar, who was from Jessore. He was founder of National Academy of Sciences, a very old society of Scientists founded before partition of India. He got set up the Sheela Dhar Institute of Soil Sciences in Allahabad by his own resources later he donated it to Allahabad University. Sheela was his wife who was also a scholar. He remained issue less. He died in 80's at the age of 90, till, his death he was contributing for Agricultural research.
  • i understand all u guyz sayin. but r'nt u jerks forgetting something? Jessore is not a part of India, its in A country called Bangladesh, All those famous ppl u mentioned were born in bangla and speak bangla and still their home n everything is in bangladesh. I am sorry if I sound bad, but you wrote about a city and its finest details but you forgot which country its in, you didnt even mentioned the name bangladesh once.
  • The anccient name of JESSORE was '' KHALIFATABAD''
  • Jessore (or Jashahor) is a district in south western Bangladesh with a population of around 2,440,693. It is located in the Khulna administrative division.[1] It is bordered by India in the West. Jessore produces a variety of vegetables in all seasons. It is famous for its date-sugar called "patali" in Bengali. Patali, which is very famous all over Bangladesh as well as outside the country, is mainly found at Khajura (Khajura bazar). Jessore has eight sub-districts, namely, Abhaynagar, Bagherpara, Chowgacha, Jessore-Sadar, Jhikorgacha, Keshobpur, Monirampur, & Sharsha.
  • I am the people in jessore district. So, I profound love my district. But
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