Gaurnadi Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Gaurnadi
locator_position = right
latd = 22.9736
longd = 90.2306
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Barisal District
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 180,219
population_density = 1,250
area_total = 144.18
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/barisal/Gournadi.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Gaurnadi Upazila
footnotes =

Gaurnadi ( _bn. গৌরনদী) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gaurnadi is located at coord|22.9736|N|90.2306|E| . It has 37,047 units of household and total area 144.18 km².

Demographics

As of the 2001 Bangladesh census, Gaurnadi has a population of 180,219. Males constitute are 51.03% of the population, and females 48.97%. Gaurnadi has an average literacy rate of 59.4% (7+ years).cite web | accessdate=2008-08-27 | url = http://www.bbs.gov.bd/dataindex/census/ce_uzila.pdf | title = Census Results by Upazila/Thana |publisher = Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |date=2001 |format=PDF]

Administrative

Gaurnadi has one town (Gaurnadi) and 7 unions. The unions are further subdivided into 128 mouzas containing 130 villages. The unions are:

*Khanjapur
*Barthi
*Chandshi
*Mahilara
*Nalchira
*Batajore
*Sarikal

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References