Jamalganj () is an upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Etymology According to the information provided by Zamindar Ekhlasur Rahman Chowdhury of Bhatipara in 1964, it comes from his ancestor Zamindar Jamal Faruqi. The two talukas of Jamalgarh and Jamalpur were named in memory of Jamal Faruqi after being purchased by the Bhatipara zamindars. Then when a new market competing with Sachna Bazar was established on the west bank of the river, it was named as Jamalganj (Marketplace of Jamal).

Geography Jamalganj is located at . It has 29,935 households and total area 309.38 km2. Jamalganj Upazila is bounded by Tahirpur and Bishwamvarpur upazilas on the north, Khaliajuri and Derai upazilas on the south, Sunamganj Sadar Upazila on the east, Mohanganj, Dharmapasha and Madhyanagar upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Nawa Gang, Baulai and Dhanu; Pakna Haor and Hail Haor are also notable. Patilachura, Pangna, Lamba, Baska, Chhatidhara and Kachma beels are noted.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Jamalganj Upazila had 36,015 households and a population of 185,866. 12.41% of the population were under 5 years of age. Jamalganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 58.56%: 59.72% for males and 57.43% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.70 males for every 100 females. 18,560 (9.99%) lived in urban areas.

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Jamalganj Upazila had 29,935 households and a population of 167,260. 51,398 (30.73%) were under 10 years of age. Jamalganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 32.46%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 10,133 (6.06%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jamalganj has a population of 107,771. Males constitute 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 53158. Jamalganj has an average literacy rate of 20.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Economy The people of Jamalganj upazila live mainly on the basis of agricultural economy. There are many haors and rivers in Jamalganj. Many people make a living by fishing from open haors, especially during the rainy season. Besides, government revenue also comes from rivers, canals and beels. The Surma River flows along the middle of Jamalganj.

Administration

Jamalganj thana was established in 1940 and was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Jamalganj Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Beheli, Bhimkhali, Fenerbak, Jamalganj, and Sachnabazar. The union parishads are subdivided into 97 mauzas and 192 villages.

The town of Jamalganj consists of 2 mouzas. It has an area of 5.81 km2..

Chairmen +Chairman's of Jamalganj Upazila ParishadSerial No.NameTerm of Office1Alhaj Abul Mansur Ahmed Talukdar (Lal Mia)1985-19902Yousuf Al Azad1990-19913Yousuf Al Azad2009-20144Alhaj Samsul Alam Talukdar (Jhunu Miah)2014-20195Yousuf Al Azad2019-20206Iqbal Al Azad2020-20247Rejaul Karim Shamim2024-

(UNO) Upazila Nirbahi Officers +UNO's of Jamalganj UpazilaSerial No.NameTerm of office1Md. Nuruzzaman Khan11/04/1983-12/06/19832A.K.M. Kadam Ali13/06/1983-19/06/19833Dewan Abdur Rouf20/07/1983-16/09/19854S. Said-ur-Rahman17/09/1985-24/01/19875Fazle Kabir25/01/1987-10/04/19876Upendra Nath Sarkar11/04/1987-18/10/19897Md. Sirajul Islam Sheikh18/10/1989-10/08/19948Md. Mizanul Ul Alam11/08/1994-28/09/19949M. A. Bashar Sarkar29/09/1994-01/04/199910Kazi Md. Anwarul Hakim08/04/1999-08/08/200111Md. Kamruzzaman Chy13/08/2001-18/03/200212Shah Mohammad Nasim19/03/2002-12/04/200413Shankar Prashad Shen12/04/2004-26/01/200614Md. Jahangir Alam27/01/2006-25/06/200615Jahangir Kabir25/06/2006-23/11/200616Jakaria24/11/2006-01/12/200617Ashraf Uddin02/12/2006-25/06/200718Jakaria26/06/2007-28/07/200719Anjan Chandra Paul29/07/2007-01/04/200920Md. Dewan Humayun Kabir10/04/2009-16/05/200921Hayat Ud Doula17/05/2009-30/08/201022Md. Lutfur Rahman31/08/2010-26/09/201023Md. Abul Hashem27/09/2010-24/07/201124Md. Khoybar Rahman24/07/2011-12/02/201225Md. Shamsul Haque13/02/2012-01/04/201226Md. Mashhudul Kabir01/04/2012-18/03/201327Md. Shamsul Haque19/03/2013-28/03/201328S. M. Shafi Kamal28/03/2013-05/11/201529Titan Khisha06/11/2015-20/10/201630Taslima Ahmed Poly20/10/2016-17/11/201631Tania Sultana17/11/2016-29/12/201632Prashun Kumar Chakrabarti29/12/2016-03/08/201733Monirul Hasan03/07/2017-26/09/201734Shamim Al Imran26/09/2017-31/03/201935Priyanka Paul31/03/2019 to 2020

Education Colleges Jamalganj Govt. College, Jamalganj

Secondary schools +Secondary Schools of Jamalganj UpazilaSerial No.NameEstablished1Jamalganj Govt Model High School1 January 19502Jamalganj Girls' High School19813Sachna Bazar High School22 January 19894Beheli High School24 January 19935Abdul Mukit High School14 August 19996Nabin Chandra High School1 January 19707Alauddin Memorial High School19678Bhimkhali High School1 January 1958 |9 |Al-haj Jhunu Mia High School |1 January 2010

See also Districts of Bangladesh Sub-Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh Unions of Bangladesh

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