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Joypurhat District

জয়পুরহাট
Joypurhat District জয়পুরহাট
District of Bangladesh
	Shrine near Patharghata
	Location of Joypurhat in Bangladesh
	Expandable map of Joypurhat
	Coordinates: 25°06′N 89°02′E / 25.10°N 89.03°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
Established	February 26, 1984 CE
Headquarters	Joypurhat
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Md. Sharif
Area
• Total	965.44 km2 (372.76 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	956,431
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Joypurhati, Rajshahiyo
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	5900
Area code	0571
ISO 3166 code	BD-24

Joypurhat (Bengali: জয়পুরহাট) is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, part of the Rajshahi Division.^[2]

Etymology

Prior to the coming of the Calcutta–Jalpaiguri railway line in 1884, the area was known as Jaipur. There was already a Jaipur railway station elsewhere in India, so when the local station was built it was named Jaipur Hat station (there was a hat, or market, nearby) to distinguish it from the other Jaipur.^[3] When the area was carved out of Bogra District in 1984, it took the name Joypurhat District.

History

Ancient history

Joypurhat was an area under the Pala Empire & Sena dynasty for a long period of time. Till 16th and 17th centuries, there was no clear information about Joypurhat's history. Previously the local name for Joypurhat was Baghabarihat. Later it was called Gopendraganjahat in many archives.

Once Lalbazar Thana was established by containing the present Joypurhat Sadar Upazila and Panchbibi Upazila. The thana was located on the east side of Small Jamuna River named Puranapoil. Then Puranapoil Union was known as Karimnagar. A post office was established in Lalbazar Thana. The sub-registry office was established in Nawabganj. There were many Neelkuthi established in this area. At that era, Lalbazar Thana was a town. Back then it was the only work for the ordinary people of that area. From Lalbazar Thana, Small Jamuna River gorge, the whole travel, commerce, and trade were maintained. At that period Lalbazar Thana, Khetlal Upazila & Badalgachhi Upazila were under Dinajpur District. As Dinajpur District, Rangpur District & Rajshahi District were very large, in 1821, a new district was formed from the three districts and named Bogra District. At that time, Bogra District occupied by Adamdighi, Bogra Sadar, Sherpur from Rajshahi District; two upazila from Rangpur District and Khetlal Upazila, Badalgachhi Upazila, Lalbazar Thana from Dinajpur. Later, on December 16, 1868, Lalbazar Police Thana was moved to Khasbaguri. The local name of Khasbabri was Panchbibi.

Geography

Rivers

Bangladesh is a country of many rivers. There are mainly five rivers in Joypurhat District. They are:

Small Jamuna River passes through Joypurhat Sadar Upazila and Panchbibi Upazila.
Tulshiganga River passes through Joypurhat Sadar Upazila, Khetlal Upazila and Akkelpur Upazila.
Chiri River passes through Panchbibi Upazila.
Haraboti River passes through Panchbibi Upazila.
Sree River passes through Chakbarkat Joypurhat Sadar Upazila.

Climate

Joypurhat is a district of Tropical climate. In winter there is much more rainfall in Joypurhat than in summer. According to The Köppen climate classification, The average annual temperature in here is 25.4 °C and The average annual rainfall is 1738 mm. The driest month is December with 3 mm. Most precipitation falls in July, with an average of 364 mm. The warmest month of the year is August with an average temperature of 28.9 °C. In January, the average temperature is 18 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.

Climate data for Joypurhat
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.8 (76.6)	27.6 (81.7)	32.5 (90.5)	35 (95)	33.6 (92.5)	32.4 (90.3)	35.5 (95.9)	35.3 (95.5)	31.2 (88.2)	29.5 (85.1)	28.7 (83.7)	25.9 (78.6)	31.0 (87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	18 (64)	20.2 (68.4)	24.9 (76.8)	28.4 (83.1)	28.7 (83.7)	28.9 (84.0)	28.9 (84.0)	28.9 (84.0)	28.6 (83.5)	27 (81)	22.8 (73.0)	19.3 (66.7)	25.4 (77.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.2 (52.2)	12.9 (55.2)	17.3 (63.1)	21.9 (71.4)	23.8 (74.8)	25.4 (77.7)	26.1 (79.0)	26.2 (79.2)	25.6 (78.1)	22.9 (73.2)	17 (63)	12.6 (54.7)	20.2 (68.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	10 (0.4)	15 (0.6)	21 (0.8)	52 (2.0)	186 (7.3)	330 (13.0)	364 (14.3)	321 (12.6)	283 (11.1)	140 (5.5)	13 (0.5)	3 (0.1)	1,738 (68.2)
Source: National newspapers

The difference in precipitation between the driest month and the wettest month is 361 mm. The average temperatures vary during the year by 10.9 °C.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1974	507,741	—
1981	619,351	+2.88%
1991	765,011	+2.13%
2001	846,696	+1.02%
2011	913,768	+0.77%
2022	956,431	+0.42%
Sources:^[4]^[5]

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Joypurhat District has 269,905 households and a population of 956,431 with an average 3.50 people per household. Among the population, 140,366 (14.68%) inhabitants are under 10 years of age. The population density is 945 people per km². Joypurhat District has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.73%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 97.72 males per 100 females. Approximately, 23.44% (224,181) of the population live in urban areas. Ethnic population is 26,325 (2.75%) belonging to a variety of groups of which Oraon, Barman, Munda, Santal, Kudumi Mahato and Bedia have a population over 2,000.^[4]

Religion

The district of Joypurhat has 2573 mosques, 186 mosque-based library, 675 trained Imam, 2200 Imam, 424 temples, 21 churches and 18 Buddhist temples.^{[citation needed]} Hinda - Kasba Shahi Mosque is one such mosque in Joypurhat.

Religions in Joypurhat District (2022)
Religion			Percent
Islam			89.91%
Hinduism			9.16%
Christianity			0.50%
Other or not stated			0.43%

Religion in present-day Joypurhat District
Religion	1941^[6]^: 92–93^[a]		1981^[5]		1991^[5]		2001^[5]		2011^[5]		2022^[7]
Religion	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	165,275	73.46%	538,293	86.91%	674,584	88.18%	758,324	89.56%	819,235	89.66%	859,960	89.91%
Hinduism	47,664	21.18%	68,152	11.00%	73,193	9.57%	76,033	8.98%	80,696	8.83%	87,595	9.16%
Ethnic religion	11,929	5.30%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Christianity	130	0.06%	2,064	0.34%	3,331	0.44%	4,715	0.56%	4,822	0.53%	4,756	0.50%
Others ^[b]	2	0.00%	10,842	1.75%	13,903	1.81%	7,624	0.90%	9,015	0.98%	4,120	0.43%
Total Population	225,000	100%	619,351	100%	765,011	100%	846,696	100%	913,768	100%	956,431	100%

Muslims make up 89.91% of the population, while Hindus are 9.16% and Christians 0.50% of the population respectively. Other religions (mainly Sarna) are 0.43% of the population.^[8]^[5]

Economy

Joypurhat's economy is mainly based on seasonal crops like rice, potato, wheat, onion, mango, jackfruit, and banana. It also produces a huge amount of sugarcane and it holds the country's largest sugar mill, Joypurhat Sugar Mill's Limited. There are also a lot of industries, rice mills and poultry farm sin this district. It exports many agricultural products. Hili land port is very close to Joypurhat district, so many people of this district do export-import business by this port and about all the vehicles of this port run over this district. This district is appropriate for all kind of business.

Arts and culture

Joypurhat is a district of rural or rich folk culture. In British Raj period, many festivals such as keerton (কীর্তন), jaree (জারী), palagaan (পালাগান), kabigaan (কবিগান), baul (বাউল), murshidee (মুর্শিদী), lokgeeti (লোকগীতি), bhaoyaiya (ভাওয়াইয়া), and jattra (যাত্রা) were held on various occasions.

After 1971, many cultural organizations established in this district level and upazila level.

Cultural groups

Drama Circle^[9]

Points of interest

Jamalganj is situated 10 km south west of Joypurhat. Pahar Pur (Buddhist Bihar), largely known as Sompur Bihar, is situated 6 km(approx)north-west of Jamalganj which is a symbol of past legacy of our knowledge on philosophy, architecture, arts and sculptures.^{[citation needed]} It is UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) certified world heritage site.

Jamalganj is known for its long traditional bazar (in English market) fore surrounded places.^{[citation needed]} It is also known for its agricultural products like banana, paddy, rice, wheat, and potato.^{[citation needed]} Also famous for its coal (bituminous) and cement.^{[citation needed]} Joypurhat is famous for various sweets including inception of sweet named “Harivanga” which is now popular in the country

Administration

Sub-districts

Joypurhat has five subdistricts (upazilas):^[2]

Upazila	Official Website	Area (km²)	Population (2022)^[1]
Akkelpur	akkelpur.joypurhat.gov.bd	139.47	144,693
Joypurhat Sadar	joypurhatsadar.joypurhat.gov.bd	238.5	315,205
Kalai	kalai.joypurhat.gov.bd	166.30	146,055
Khetlal	khetlal.joypurhat.gov.bd	142.60	110,866
Panchbibi	panchbibi.joypurhat.gov.bd	278.53	239,612

Municipalities

There are five municipalities in Joypurhat District.

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Mohammad Yasin ^[10]
Mayor: MD Mustafizur Rahaman Mostak ^[11]

Parliamentary seats

Joypurhat has two parliament seats: Joypurhat-1 and Joypurhat-2.

Constituency NO.	Constituency Name	Extent	Present Jatiyo Sangshad MP	Political party	Legislature	Election occupied
34	Joypurhat-1 (details)	Joypurhat Sadar Upazila Panchbibi Upazila	Advocate Shamsul Alam	Bangladesh Awami League	11th Parliament	December 30, 2018
35	Joypurhat-2 (details)	Akkelpur Upazila Kalai Upazila Khetlal Upazila	Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapan	Bangladesh Awami League	11th Parliament	December 30, 2018

Transport

Roads

Joypurhat is a small district in Rajshahi Division. It has 342.59 km cobbled road, 61.59 km semi-cobbled road and 1569 km raw road.

Railway stations

Joypurhat contains eight railway stations. The total railways of Joypurhat are 38.86 km.

Joypurhat railway station, Joypurhat Sadar Upazila
Panchbibi railway station, Panchbibi Upazila
Jamalganj railway station, Akkelpur Upazila
Akkelpur railway station, Akkelpur Upazila
Jafarpur railway station, Akkelpur Upazila
Tilakpur railway station, Akkelpur Upazila
Bagjana railway station, Panchbibi Upazila

Joypurhat Railway Station was established in 1884 in the British Raj period. It is a very important railway station in the northern part of Bangladesh.

Education

There are 27 colleges in the district. They include Joypurhat Government College, Akkelpur Mujibar Rahman College, Amdai United Degree College, founded 1946, Joypurhat Government Women's College (1972), Joypurhat Womens Degree College, Kalai Degree College, Khetlal Syeed Altafunnesa College, and Mohipur Haji Mohsin Government College (1969).^[2]^[12]

Joypurhat Girls' Cadet College, founded in 2006, is a military high school and college for girls.

According to Banglapedia, R.B. Govt. High School (1946), Haripur High School, founded in 1917, Joypurhat Government Girls' High School (1977), Kalai Moyen Uddin High School (1913), Khanjanpur High School (1901), Khanjanpur Mission Girl's High School (1919), Sonamukhi High School (1916), Teghar High School (1940), and Uchai Jerka S.C. High School (1925) are notable secondary schools.^[2]

Notable residents

Name	Name in Bengali	Birthplace	Notable works	Time period
Jayadeva Goswami	জয়দেব গোস্বামী	Kendoil village, Joypurhat Sadar Upazila	Geeti Gabinda Grontho (গীতি গবিন্দ গ্রন্থ)	In the time period of King Lakshman Sen
Arif Saha	আরিফ সাহা	Kuzail karimpur, Khetlal Upazila	Jingle tripadi(ত্রিপদী ছন্দ)	2nd decade of 20th century
Jasimuddin Munshi	জসীম উদ্দীন মুন্সী	Vadsha, Joypurhat Sadar Upazila	Islam Missionary, Nachihate phucchaka(নছিহতে ফুচ্ছাক)	British Raj

In modern era Joypurhat contains many poets. Among them poet-litterateur:

Ataur Rahman
Jahangir Chowdhury – Modern Koryar Poem (আধুনিক কোরয়ার কবিতা)
Abbas Ali Khan – Smritir Sagore Dheu (স্মৃতির সাগরে ঢেউ)
Sayed Mohsin Ali Dewan
Sahadat Hossain
Mozahar Hossain Jamalee(মোজাহার হোসেন জামালী) – Jeebon Nadir Bake Bake (জীবন নদীর বাঁকে বাঁকে)
Md. Ansar Ali – Je Agun Nive Na (যে আগুন নিভলোনা)
Md. Alauddin
Rezaul Karim – Porajito Shaliker Anusochona (পরাজিত শালিকের অনুশোচনা)
Sachindranath Barman
Tahura Begum
Sayed Emdad Ali Dewan
Abdus Sattar
Abu Haidar Sajidur Rahman ( Kuasha, Nayagra etc. )
Azizul Haque Biswas ( Obbacto Dristi )
Jaton Kumar Devnath ( Schorar Ghora )
Nazrul Islam ( Jiboner Bornomala )
Aminul Haque Babul ( Pothe Jete jete )
Kobita Pervin ( Nisha Bai )
Shahana Bithi ( Door Subas )
Mojammel Hossen ( Shuktara )
Roushon Ara Pervin ( Ghass Foring-er-Beye )
Abdus Sattar Mridha, akkelpur ( Onuswar Bisorgo Chondrabindu )
Mohammad Ali Masum ( protarona )
Playwright Mansurul Aziz (Firiye Dao Oronno,Shongkito Podojatra,Otoshi,Shimultolir ghat-e etc.)

Notes

^ Joypurhat, Khetlal and Panchbibi thanas of Bogra district
^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated. After 1981 includes ethnic religions.