Ghior Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Ghior
locator_position = right
latd = 23.8875
longd = 89.8375
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Manikganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 127521
population_density = 874
area_total = 145.95
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/manikganj/Ghior.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Ghior
footnotes =

Ghior ( _bn. ঘিওর) is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Ghior is located at coord|23.8875|N|89.8375|E| . It has 24413 units of house hold and total area 145.95 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Ghior has a population of 127521. Males constitute are 50.16% of the population, and females 49.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68107. Ghior has an average literacy rate of 31.2% (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

Ghior has 7 Unions/Wards, 170 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 183 villages.

ee also

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

References