Jamalpur District Information

Jamalpur District Information
Area	2031.98 square kilometers.
Bounded by	Meghalaya State of India, Kurigram and Sherpur districts on the north, Tangail district on the south, Mymensingh and Sherpur districts on the east, jamuna river, Bogra, Sirajganj and Gaibandha districts on the west.
Profile	Jamalpur district was established in 1978. The district consists of 7 upazilas, 6 municipalities, 68 union parishads, 57 wards, 224 mahallas and 1532 villages.
Upazilla/ Thana	Baksiganj Upazila, Dewanganj Upazila, Islampur Upazila, Jamalpur Sadar Upazila, Madarganj Upazila, Melandaha Upazila, Sarishabari Upazila
Post Codes for Jamalpur District
Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election
Area# Area Name Elected MP From 138 Jamalpur-1 Abul Kalam Azad Bangladesh Awami League 139 Jamalpur-2 Md. Faridul Hoq Khan Bangladesh Awami League 140 Jamalpur-3 Mirza Azom Bangladesh Awami League 141 Jamalpur-4 Md. Murad Hasan Bangladesh Awami League 142 Jamalpur-5 Md. Rezaul Karim Hira Bangladesh Awami League Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 Seat# Area Name 2001 1996 1991 141 Jamalpur-1 BNP (46.28) BAL (35.27) BAL (45.51) 142 Jamalpur-2 BNP (61.21) BAL (43.55) BAL (41.61) 143 Jamalpur-3 BAL (48.89) BAL (49.71) BAL (32.52) 144 Jamalpur-4 BNP (55.37) BAL (51.48) BNP (55.64) 145 Jamalpur-5 BAL (55.67) BAL (60.45) BNP (48.46) BAL: Bangladesh Awami League BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party JI: Jamat E Islami JP: Jatiya Party
History	Fakir Sannyasi Rebellion (1772-1790), Indigo Resistance Movement (1829), famine (1874) and construction of rail way (1899).
Places to see	Tomb of Shah Jamal, tomb of Shah Kamal, Dayamoye Mondir, five domed Raspal Jame Mosque at Sarishabari (nineteenth century), Narapara Fort at Sarishabari (sixteenth century).
Newspapers	Dailies 1, weekly 10, fortnightly 1, monthly 1, quarterly 1; extinct: Monthly Pallimangal (1922), Hanif (1903), Jamalpur Barta, Pallibani.
Rivers	Jamuna, old brahmaputra, Jhenai, Banar, Jirjira, Chhatal.