Jamalpur, Bangladesh

It lies along the bank of the Old Brahmaputra river.It was renamed for Hazrat Shah Jamal, who came from Yemen during the time of Akbar to spread Islam in the region and whose shrine is in the city.As of 2011 Jamalpur Paurashava had 33,845 households and a population of 142,764.Jamalpur has a literacy rate of 62.14% and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males.This Bangladesh location article is a stub.
MunicipalityCountryBangladeshDivisionMymensinghDistrictJamalpurUpazilaJamalpur SadarMayor–CouncilTime zoneBangladesh TimeNational Dialing CodeJamalpur Districtdivision of MymensinghOld Brahmaputra riverHinduismBangladesh Bureau of Statistics