Gopalganj Sadar Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Gopalganj Sadar
locator_position = right
latd = 23.0167
longd = 89.8333
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Gopalganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 291409
population_density = 745
area_total = 391.35
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/gopalganj/GopalganjSadar.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Gopalganj Sadar
footnotes =

Gopalganj Sadar ( _bn. গোপালগঞ্জ সদর) is an Upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gopalganj Sadar is located at coord|23.0167|N|89.8333|E| . It has 51630 units of house hold and total area 391.35 km².

History

Places of interest

* Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace, which is currently used a Tehsil Office.

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Gopalganj Sadar has a population of 291409. Males constitute are 50.73% of the population, and females 49.27%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 141978. Gopalganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 44.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Gopalganj Sadar has 24 Unions/Wards, 156 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 196 villages.

ee also

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

References