Gouripur Upazila

Gouripur
গৌরীপুর
Upazila
Location of Gouripur
Coordinates: 24°45.5′N 90°34.5′E / 24.7583°N 90.5750°E / 24.7583; 90.5750
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh
DistrictMymensingh
Area
 • Total
276.74 km2 (106.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
357,353
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
2270[2]
Area code09024[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Gouripur

Gouripur (Bengali: গৌরীপুর) is an upazila located in the Mymensingh District of Bangladesh.[4]

Demographics

Religions in Gouripur Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.20%
Hinduism
 
 3.72%
Other or not stated
 
 0.08%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Gouripur Upazila had 72,047 households and a population of 323,057. 86,603 (26.81%) were under 10 years of age. Gouripur has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.64%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1023 females per 1000 males. 25,570 (7.92%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gauripur had a population of 247945, of whom 125,167 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.71% of the population, and females 49.29%. Gauripur had an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[8]

Administration

Gouripur Upazila is divided into Gouripur Municipality and ten union parishads: Achintapur, Bhangnamari, Bokainagar, Douhakhola, Gouripur, Mailakanda, Maoha, Ramgopalpur, Sahanati, and Sidhla. The union parishads are subdivided into 245 mauzas and 289 villages.[9]

Gouripur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[9]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Sahidur Rahman (2012), "Gauripur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Mymensingh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-226-9.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Mymensingh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Mymensingh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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