Gaffargaon Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Gaffargaon
locator_position = right
latd = 24.4167
longd = 90.5500
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Mymensingh District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 379803
population_density = 947
area_total = 401.16
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/mymensingh/Gaffargaon.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Gaffargaon
footnotes =

Gaffargaon ( _bn. গফরগাঁও) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gaffargaon is located at coord|24.4167|N|90.5500|E| . It has 73130 units of house hold and total area 401.16 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Gaffargaon has a population of 379803. Males constitute are 51.04% of the population, and females 48.96%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 184633. Gaffargaon has an average literacy rate of 30.3% (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

Gaffargaon has 15 Unions/Wards, 203 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 218 villages. One of the most prominent union is Moshakhali. Lots of great people born in this small area contributed enormously for its development. Mohammad Shahjahan Mondal of village Maizhaty is working for the IT sector development in Goffargaon. There are beautiful villages in the bank of the river Brahmmaputra including the village Basia. If you like to feel the nature please come and visit Gaffargaon.

Noble People of Gaffargaon

* Vasa Shahid Abdul Jabbar
* Dr Fakhrul Islam, a renowned agricultural scientist
* Dr. Syed Abdus Samadm, Former Principle Secretary of Bangladesh government.

ee also

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

References