# Jamalpur District, Mymensingh Division – Upazilas & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/jamalpur/

District · Mymensingh Division 

# Jamalpur District

Jamalpur District is a district (zila) of Bangladesh in Mymensingh Division. It had an estimated **2,395,906 people** in 2022 on 2,052 km² (about 1,168 per km²). Its main town is Jamālpur. It is divided into 7 upazilas. 570 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 427 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,395,906people (2022)
- 2,052km²
- 7upazilas
- 427mapped services

## How many people live in Jamalpur District?

Jamalpur District had an estimated **2,395,906 people** in 2022 — 20.3% of Mymensingh Division, 27th of 64 districts. There are 1,103 women for every 1,000 men (above the Mymensingh Division figure of 1,078). Spread over 2,052 km², that is about **1,168 people per km²**, 24th of 64 districts.

26.9% of people are children under 15 and 8.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 31 years (it is 29 across Mymensingh Division). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 54 children and older people.

0–4 ****216,492**

5–9 ****225,651**

10–14 ****202,644**

15–19 ****163,203**

20–24 ****168,778**

25–29 ****184,642**

30–34 ****185,288**

35–39 ****180,633**

40–44 ****166,183**

45–49 ****155,700**

50–54 ****141,240**

55–59 ****114,897**

60–64 ****96,075**

65–69 ****73,416**

70–74 ****57,223**

75–79 ****35,574**

80+ ****28,267**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Jamalpur District?

Jamalpur District lies in [Mymensingh Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 7 other districts: [Bogura District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/), [Gaibandha District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/gaibandha/), [Kurigram District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/kurigram/), [Mymensingh District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/mymensingh/), [Sherpur District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/sherpur/), [Sirajganj District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/) and [Tangail District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/tangail/). By area it is the 32nd largest of 64 districts in Bangladesh. It covers 19.5% of [Mymensingh Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/). The centre of Jamalpur District is about 152 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. It is about 62 km from Mymensingh, the main town of Mymensingh Division. The centre point is at 24.9772° N, 89.8472° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Upazilas of Jamalpur District

Upazila People per km² Area km² Localities Services 

[Jamalpur Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/jamalpur/jamalpur-sadar/) 636,573 1,302 489 141 227 

[Melandaha Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/jamalpur/melandaha/) 320,717 1,194 269 60 22 

[Sarishabari Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/jamalpur/sarishabari/) 318,699 1,218 262 27 50 

[Islampur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/jamalpur/islampur/) 292,969 856 342 137 34 

[Madarganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/jamalpur/madarganj/) 286,809 1,283 224 20 20 

[Dewanganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/jamalpur/dewanganj/) 279,358 1,069 261 97 49 

[Bakshiganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/jamalpur/bakshiganj/) 260,781 1,268 206 98 25 

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd); [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Villages and localities in Jamalpur District

Open gazetteers list **570 villages, towns and localities** in Jamalpur District. The largest with a recorded population: Jamālpur (167,900) and Sarishābāri (81,325). Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 46 m above sea level (median 23 m).

- Adarbhita
- Adra
- Airmarir Char
- Alirpara
- Ambaria
- Anantabāri
- Aona
- Aoulpara
- Auuner Char
- Bagar Char
- Bagār Cha
- Bahadurabad
- Baher Char
- Baithāmāri
- Baitkamari
- Bakshinganj
- Balijuri
- Ballabhpur
- Balladaha
- Balurgram
- Banda Chithalia
- Banda Dwārikājāni
- Banda Gajāria
- Banda Rouha
- Banda Sonākura
- Baniabari
- Baniar Char
- Banlabari
- Banshchara
- Bara Bhāngbāri
- Bara Kānda
- Barai Kura
- Barai Tāir
- Barul
- Baruāmāri
- Basettpur
- Bat Tala
- Batra Jaori
- Batrajur
- Battajore
- Battajur
- Bausi
- Belbelia
- Belgachha
- Belkuchi
- Beltail Khaerpāra
- Beluār Char
- Benuar Char
- Bera Pāthālia
- Beruar Char
- Betmari
- Bhabasur
- Bhahadurapur
- Bhaluka
- Bhangura
- Bhanua Kamalpur
- Bhatara
- Bhutakipara
- Bhāngābāri
- Bhātkhāwa
- Binoder Char
- Bir Bhabasar
- Bir Kursa
- Bir Nandanerpāra
- Birmarir Char
- Bishnupur
- Biāra
- Bāchhur Ālgi
- Bāde Chāndi
- Bāghār Char
- Bāhadurābād
- Bālia
- Bālujuri
- Bāmna
- Bāngāli
- Bāni Pākuria
- Bāniapāra
- Bānschara
- Bānārerpār
- Bāri Ghāgri
- Bīr Pākerdaha
- Cazokanda
- Chak Beltali
- Chak Charsi
- Chak Kalyān
- Chandanpur
- Chandrabaj
- Chandrapara
- Char
- Char Airmair
- Char Amkhawa
- Char Aomkhaoa
- Char Banipakuri
- Char Belgāchha
- Char Bhabasar
- Char Bāhādurābād
- Char Daona
- Char Gaonkura
- Char Gilābāri
- Char Goalini
- Char Gobindi
- Char Gārāmāra
- Char Harindhara
- Char Hatia
- Char Hātibhānga
- Char Kachhimar
- Char Kaliaour
- Char Kauria
- Char Kulkāndi
- Char Lakshmi
- Char Lanka
- Char Mādhabdi
- Char Māther
- Char Nāndina
- Char Pakerdaha
- Char Putimari
- Char Rāy
- Chari Māgura
- Charpāra
- Chatla Char
- Chengtimari
- Chhan Kanda
- Chhātiāni
- Chhātiāntala
- Chikajchi
- Chikājāni
- Chinar
- Chinar Char
- Chinitala
- Chināduli
- Chithalia
- Chithulia Digor
- Chukaibar
- Chukataba
- Chukāibāri
- Chupiapara
- Chāndpur
- Chāpārkona
- Dadhiār Char
- Daherpār
- Dakhalpur
- Dakpara
- Dakshim Banuar Char
- Dakshin
- Dakshin Balur Char
- Dakshin Napiter Char
- Damdama
- Dangdhara
- Dargapur
- Dari Hāmidpur
- Dariabad
- Daripura
- Daripāra
- Daschagram
- Datter Char
- Dayālpur
- Deluābāri
- Dengārgar
- Dephlapara
- Dewanganj
- Dewangonj
- Dhaiar Cha
- Dhanua
- Dharar Char
- Dharma Kura
- Dharmakhara
- Dharmakura
- Dharpāra
- Dhupa Itāil
- Dhāntala
- Digbal Kandi
- Dighāir
- Digpaith
- Digpāit
- Digraer Char
- Digrir Char
- Digrirchar
- Doail
- Doripara
- Doāil
- Dshani Khal
- Dudhigāchha
- Dumurtala
- Durmat
- Durmut
- Dākragrām
- Dākātiāpāra
- Dāpaneswar
- Faqirpara
- Farīdpur
- Fatepur
- Fulkocha
- Gaibandha
- Gangapara
- Gazmari
- Gedra
- Ghasirpara
- Ghilābāri
- Ghoradhap
- Ghorādhāp
- Ghoserpara
- Gigātala
- Gilābāri
- Goaler Char
- Goalgaon
- Goalkanda
- Goatgaoh
- Gobindabāri
- Gobindapur
- Gobindi
- Godhāil
- Gokulerpara
- Gopalpur
- Gopālpur
- Gorār Kānda
- Gosalgaon
- Gughra
- Gunaritala
- Gunerbāri
- Gunāritala
- Gāmāria
- Gāng Kānda
- Halkār Char
- Hamidpara
- Hamidpur
- Hamla
- Hari
- Hari Chandi
- Hariabar
- Harichand
- Harindhara
- Harinākānda
- Haripur
- Harl Chandi
- Haruābāri
- Hashra Majalia
- Hatebhanga
- Hatia
- Hazrabari
- Helencha
- Hidāgāri
- Hāmidpur
- Hārgila
- Hāti Bāndha
- Hātibhāga
- Hātibhānga
- Hāzrābāri
- Hāzāri oha
- Idilpur
- Imampur
- Islampur
- Itail
- Itāil
- Jadur Cha
- Jalar Char
- Jalāpara
- Jamalpur
- Jamālpur
- Jangali
- Jankipur
- Jaqirpara
- Jathārthapur
- Jengnathpāra
- Jengrumari
- Jhalar Char
- Jhanur Char
- Jhāola
- Jhāwdānga
- Jighatala
- Jigātala
- Joka
- Jorekhali
- Jorkhāli
- Joyrāmpur
- Joāner Char
- Junai Bari
- Jāgir Mirzāpur
- Jāmira
- Kachinara
- Kadamtara
- Kahimpur
- Kaidola
- Kajaikata
- Kalabadha
- Kalakanda
- Kalia
- Kalikpur
- Kalkihara
- Kamaler Barti
- Kamalpur
- Kamarer Char
- Kamrabad
- Kandir Char
- Karaichara
- Karoitala
- Kata Khali Khal
- Katārbāri
- Kauniar Char
- Kawamara
- Kazlapara
- Kendua
- Kesabpur
- Kharkharia
- Kharma
- Khetar Char
- Kheter Char
- Khewar Char
- Khordajonāil
- Khudlar Kanda
- Khutar Char
- Khābuli
- Khāsergram
- Kismat Jalia
- Kochandhara
- Krishnanagar
- Kulia
- Kulkāndi
- Kumirdaha
- Kumrakāndi
- Kumāria
- Kushaingagar
- Kushalnagar
- Kutubbāri
- Kājlāpāra
- Kāmālpur
- Kāmārer Char
- Kānil
- Kārkhāna
- Kātherbil
- Kātlāmāri
- Lakshmipur
- Lakshmir Char
- Lauchapara
- Laudatta
- Launchghat
- Londaha
- Lāhiri Kānda
- Lāuchapra
- Mab Char
- Madarer Char
- Madarganj
- Madher Char
- Mahadan Union
- Mahalgari
- Mahespur
- Mahirāmkul
- Mahishbatah
- Mahmara
- Mahmudpur
- Maichanir Char
- Maishkhura
- Majalia
- Majgeara
- Malamganj
- Malir Char
- Malmara
- Malmara Sabar Char
- Malpara
- Mamdamari
- Mandalpara
- Manjalia
- Mantala Hālua Rājārhatta
- Matharei Char
- Matherghat
- Maulavir Char
- Medarer Char
- Megharbari
- Melandaha
- Melandaha Nāoghāta
- Meraatpara
- Merur Char
- Mesher Char
- Meshta
- Mintakandi
- Mira Char
- Mirzāpur
- Mirāpur
- Mohanpur
- Mollarchar
- Mosharalganj
- Moāmāri
- Mujata
- Mujāhāta
- Muksimia
- Musharafganj
- Mādārganj
- Mādārpur
- Māijbāri
- Māniker Char
- Nabābpur
- Nalkuri
- Nandanerpāra
- Nandina
- Nangla
- Napitar Char
- Narundi
- Nator Kanda
- Naulamari
- Nayagram
- Nayanagar

…and 170 more.

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Jamalpur District

Named natural and historic features inside Jamalpur District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Bailda Khal
- Chatal River
- Jinjirām River
- Kata Khali Khal
- Madardaha Nadi
- Murasoti Nadi
- Shialdaha Nadi
- Shildaha Nadi

### History

1 museum.

- Jamalpur Gandhi Ashram

### Getting around

5 railway stations.

- Bāhādurābād Ghāt
- Doudkura
- Durmat Railroad Station
- Jagannāthganj Ghāt
- Singhjāni

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Jamalpur District and the best time to visit

In Jamalpur District, the warmest month is May (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 2,184 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (405 mm) and the driest Dec (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 12 

Feb 21 18 

Mar 26 44 

Apr 29 169 

May 30 289 

Jun 29 392 

Jul 29 405 

Aug 28 331 

Sep 28 312 

Oct 26 191 

Nov 22 12 

Dec 18 8 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Jamalpur District

Places mapped inside Jamalpur District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals58
- Banks33
- ATMs2
- Petrol pumps11
- Hotels11
- Shopping malls10
- Schools185
- Colleges and universities40
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies24
- Restaurants38
- Police stations8
- Dental clinics6

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Jamalpur District?In Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Jamalpur District?2,395,906 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Jamalpur District?About 31 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Jamalpur District?About 1,168 people per km²
- What borders Jamalpur District?Bogura District, Gaibandha District, Kurigram District, Mymensingh District, Sherpur District, Sirajganj District and Tangail District
- How many villages are in Jamalpur District?570 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Jamalpur District?Settlements lie between 12 m and 46 m
- What is the best time to visit Jamalpur District?November to March
- How many hospitals are in Jamalpur District?58 mapped
- How many banks are in Jamalpur District?33 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Jamalpur District?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Jamalpur District?11 mapped
- What is the P-code of Jamalpur District?BD4539 (OCHA common operational dataset)