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'''Jaintiapur Upazila''' ([[Sylhet District|sylhet district]]) area 280.27 sq km, located in between 24'59' and 25'11' north latitudes and in between 92'03' and 92'14' east longitudes. It is bounded by Meghalaya State of India on the north, [[Kanaighat Upazila|kanaighat]] and [[Golabganj Upazila|gola]][[Golabganj Upazila|p]][[Golabganj Upazila|ganj]] upazilas on the south, Kanaighat upazila on the east, [[Gowainghat Upazila|gowainghat]] and [[Sylhet Sadar Upazila|sylhet sadar]] upazilas on the west. The Jaflong Hills Range is located on the northeast of the upazila.

''Population'' Total 121458; male 63254, female 58204; Muslim 09123, Hindu 12066, Buddhist 92, Christian 17 and others 160. Indigenous community such as [[Khasia, The|khasia]] belongs to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main river: [[Shari-Goyain River|shari-goyain]]. Kakai Beel, Pitha Beel, Dhupani Beel and Sat Beel are notable.

''Administration'' Jaintiapur Thana was formed in 1903 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-
|
6
|
160
|
177
|
5963
|
115495
|
433
|
59.18
|
33.78
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate<br>
(%)

|-
|
2.27

|
1

|
5963
|
2627
|
59.18
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Charikata
27

|
12553
|
6848
|
6384
|
24.59
|-
|
Chiknagul
|
8226

|
8870

|
8220

|
-

|-
|
Jaintiapur
52

|
11629

|
11178

|
10284

|
33.05

|-
|
Darbasta
31

|
18396

|
16345

|
14849

|
34.68

|-
|
Nijpat
63

|
4063

|
11321

|
10412

|
43.84

|-
|
Fatehpur
45

|
14536

|
17562

|
16275
|
35.13
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:JaintapurUpazila.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Archaeological heritage and relics'' Megalith Monument, remnants of Jaintiaswari Temple, remnants of Jaintia Rajbari, Sarighat Temple.

''History of the War of Liberation'' In 1971 the Pak army conducted heavy torture, genocide and plundering; they also set many houses of the upazila on fire. The Pak army killed a number of innocent persons at village Hemo by gun shot from the fighter plane. Besides, the Pak army brutally killed 30 persons including the Khan Tea Garden workers.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass killing site 1 (Chiknagul); memorial monument 1 (Tamabeel checkpost).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 227, temple 7, church 2, tomb 4.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 35.11%; male 39.51%, female 30.34%. Educational institutions: college 5, secondary school 16, primary school 53, community school 11, kindergarten 5, madrasa 23. Noted educational institutions: Jaintiapur Tayob Ali Degree College (1995), Central Jaintiapur High School (1955), Haripur High School (1957), Jaintiapur Government High School (1867).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Jaintiabarta.

''Cultural organisations'' Club 17, playground 3.

''Tourist spots'' Jaintiapur Rajbari, Sreepur Tea Garden.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 53.38%, non-agricultural labourer 10.32%, industry 0.70%, commerce 12.60%, transport and communication 1.79%, service 4.71%, construction 0.79%, religious service 0.64%, rent and remittance 0.15% and others 14.92%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 48.95%, landless 51.05%; agricultural landowner: urban 52.53% and rural 49.88%.

''Main crops'' Tea, Paddy, potato, bay leaf, betel leaf.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Tobacco.

''Main fruits'' Jackfruit, pineapple, betel nut.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 228 km, mud road 59 km. Culvert 99, Bridge 25.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 7, fairs 3, most noted of which are Jaintiapur, Darbasta, Haripur, Chiknagul and Shukrabari bazars.

''Main exports'' Natural Gas, pebble, limestone, tea, bay leaf, betel leaf, betel nut.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 12.94% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Natural resources'' Natural Gas, pebble, limestone.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 57.08%, pond 28.81%, tap 1.81% and others 12.30%.

''Sanitation'' 26.92% (urban 24.04% and rural 78%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 47.54% (urban 49.28% and rural 16.64%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 25.54% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 5, satellite clinic 2, community clinic 19.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Jayanta Singha Roy]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Field report of Jaintiapur Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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