{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Jashore Sadar | native_name = যশোর সদর | settlement_type = [[Upazilas of Bangladesh|Upazila]] | image_skyline = Central Jessore.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Street in [[Jessore]] | image_map = Jessore Sadar in Khulna division (Bangladesh).svg | coordinates = {{coord|23|{{#expr:.1681*60 round 1}}|N|89|{{#expr:.2042*60 round 1}}|E|type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]] | subdivision_type3 = <!-- Capital --> | subdivision_name1 = [[Khulna Division|Khulna]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Jessore District|Jessore]] | subdivision_name3 = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [[Jessore]] | leader_title = Upazila Chairman | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_total_km2 = 435.22 | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_total = 844374 | population_as_of = [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2022">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=[[Dhaka]] |pages=400}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Bangladesh|Postal code]] | postal_code = 7400<ref name="postalcode">{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/083dd6cf-eb5f-4dda-b929-c8b53b59a42f |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=21 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}</ref> | website = {{URL|sadar.jessore.gov.bd}} | footnotes = | timezone = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]] | utc_offset = +6 }} [[File:Jessore Sadar Upazila mauza geocode map - Small Area Atlas Jessore.svg|thumb|Jessore Sadar Upazila mauza geocode map]]
'''Jashore Sadar''' ({{langx|bn|যশোর সদর}}) is an [[upazila]] of [[Jessore District]] in [[Khulna Division|Khulna]], Bangladesh. Its administrative centre is the city of [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]], which is also the centre of the district.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{Cite Banglapedia |article=Jessore Sadar Upazila}}</ref>
==Geography== Jessore Sadar is located at {{coord|23.1681|N|89.2042|E|}}. It has a total area of 435.40 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:যশোর সদর উপজেলা |url=http://sadar.jessore.gov.bd/site/page/cfd16f9a-1c4a-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%20%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0 |access-date=29 December 2021 |website= |language=en}}</ref> The town of Jessore is on the banks of the [[Bhairab River]]. It is bordered by [[Jhenaidah District]] to the north, [[Bagherpara Upazila]] and [[Narail District]] to the east, [[Abhaynagar Upazila|Abhaynagar]] and [[Manirampur Upazila|Manirampur]] upazilas to the south, and [[Jhikargacha Upazila|Jhikargachha]] and [[Chaugachha Upazila|Chaugachha]] upazilas to the west.
==Demographics==
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According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census]], Jessore Sadar Upazila had 213,254 households and a population of 844,374. 8.46% of the population were under 5 years of age. Jessore Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 81.74%: 83.96% for males and 79.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 102.31 males for every 100 females. 280,404 (33.21%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=http://nsds.bbs.gov.bd/storage/files/1/Publications/PHCensus/Khulna/District%20Report%20Jashore.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Jashore |date=June 2024 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-984-475-280-1 |series=District Series |location=Dhaka |pages= |archive-date=2024-09-25 |access-date=2024-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925220209/http://nsds.bbs.gov.bd/storage/files/1/Publications/PHCensus/Khulna/District%20Report%20Jashore.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
As of the [[2011 Bangladesh census|2011 Census of Bangladesh]], Jessore Sadar upazila had 169,164 households and a population of 742,898. 140,370 (18.89%) were under 10 years of age. Jessore Sadar had a literacy rate of 63.80%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 953 females per 1000 males. 253,019 (34.06%) of the population lived in urban areas.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jessore |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Jessore.pdf |website= |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |access-date=2018-12-18 |archive-date=2021-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712032704/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Jessore.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="community">{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=Community Tables: Jhenaidah district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Com_Jessore.pdf |website= |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
As of the [[1991 Bangladesh census]], Jessore Sadar had a population of 530,582. Males constitute 52.85% of the population, and females 47.15%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population was 281,108. Jessore Sadar has an average literacy rate of 44.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4% literate.<ref name="census">{{cite web |access-date=10 November 2006 |url=http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-date=27 March 2005 |title=Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref> According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, the upazila's population had grown to 742,898.
==Economy== As of 2011, the main source of income was agriculture, followed by commerce and services.<ref name=Banglapedia /> [[Bukbhara Baor]], a large oxbow lake in the western part of the upazila, is an important source of fish production.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fisheries |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Fisheries |website=Banglapedia}}</ref>
==Administration== Jessore Sadar Upazila is divided into [[Jessore (city)|Jessore Municipality]] and 16 [[union parishad]]s: Arabpur, Basundia, Chanchra, Churamankati, Diara, Fathehpur, Haibatpur, Ichhali, Kashimpur, Kachua, Lebutala, Narendrapur, Noapara, Ramnagar, Upashahar, and [[Jessore Cantonment]]. The union parishads are subdivided into 248 mauzas and 256 villages.<ref name="census2011"/>
Jessore Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 75 [[mahalla]]s.<ref name="census2011"/>
It has one of the famous colleges of Bangladesh: * [[Michael Modhushudon (MM) College]]
==Notable people== *[[Raushan Ali|Raushan Ali Bishwas]] (1921–1994), former Governor of Jessore, village Teghoria
==See also== * [[Upazilas of Bangladesh]] * [[Districts of Bangladesh]] * [[Divisions of Bangladesh]] * [[Administrative geography of Bangladesh]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Jessore District}} {{Upazilas of Khulna Division}}
[[Category:Upazilas of Jessore District]] [[Category:Jessore District]]
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