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Jahedpur

Coordinates: 24°50′39″N 91°38′05″E / 24.8443°N 91.6347°E / 24.8443; 91.6347
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Jahidpur
Village
Jahidpur is located in Bangladesh
Jahidpur
Jahidpur
Coordinates: 24°50′39″N 91°38′05″E / 24.8443°N 91.6347°E / 24.8443; 91.6347
CountryBangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSunamganj
UpazilaChhatak
Union ParishadDolarbazar
Ward4
Government
 • UP Member (Ward 4)Muhammad Abul Khayr Jahidpuri
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,881
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Jahidpur is a village in the 4th ward of Dolarbazar Union in the south-eastern part of Chhatak Upazila in the Sunamganj District of Bangladesh's Sylhet Division.[1]

Geography

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Jahidpur is situated on the southern bank of Makunda River. The village is 2 km long from east to west.

Nearby villages

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  • North-East: Rampur - Muhammadpur and Vawal.
  • North: Alampur and Chandpur
  • North-West: Sherpur and Chelarpar
  • West: Anujani-Boratuka, meoatoil
  • South-West: Basantopur
  • South: Kachurkandi, Gobinda Pur, and Jugol Nogor (across haor).
  • South-East: Norshinghpur-Talupat and Sutarkhali.
  • East: Buraiya, Chisrawoli, Khaghata.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jahidpur had 1,548 households and a population of 9,881. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 51.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[2][3]

Economy

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Most of the villagers work in agriculture.[2] Expatriates from the village support it economically.[citation needed]

Government offices

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The Jahidpur post office formerly served 30 surrounding villages. Its post code number is 3087.

The Jahidpur police inspection centre was established on 29 September 2018.

Education

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There is one primary school (Jahidpur Government Primary School) established in 1900;[4] one secondary school (Jahidpur High School) and one Dakhil (secondary) madrasa, and one Hafizia Madrasa.[5]

There was an Aided Girls primary School, established in 1961, which was merged with Jahidpur Government Primary School by the Education Authority in 1972.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Community Report: Sunamganj" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  4. ^ প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয় এর তালিকা [List of primary schools]. Dolar Bazar Union (in Bengali).[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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