Gomastapur Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Gomastapur
locator_position = right
latd = 24.7750
longd = 88.2833
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Chapai Nawabganj
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 191972
population_density = 603
area_total = 318.13
area_telephone =+8807823
postal_code = 6321
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/nawabganj/Gomastapur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Gomastapur
footnotes =

Gomastapur ( _bn. গোমস্তাপুর) is an Upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gomastapur is located at coord|24.7750|N|88.2833|E| . It has 34126 units of house hold and total area 318.13 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Gomastapur has a population of 191972. Males constitute are 50.66% of the population, and females 49.34%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 96032. Gomastapur has an average literacy rate of 32.9% , and the national average of 63.4% 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

Gomastapur has 8 Unions/Wards, 166 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 235 villages.

ee also

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

References