Gouripur Upazila

Gouripur (Bengali: গৌরীপুর) is an upazila located in the Mymensingh District of Bangladesh.[1]

Gouripur

গৌরীপুর
Upazila
Gouripur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°45.5′N 90°34.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictMymensingh District
Area
 • Total274.07 km2 (105.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total323,057
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Gouripur

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Gouripur had a population of 323,057. Males constituted 49.44% of the population and females 50.56%. Muslims formed 95.97% of the population, Hindus 3.92%, Christians 0.02% and others 0.11%. Gouripur had a literacy rate of 43.64% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gauripur had a population of 247945, of whom 125,167 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.71% of the population, and females 49.29%. Gauripur had an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Administration

Gouripur Upazila is divided into Gouripur Municipality and ten union parishads: Achintapur, Bhangnamari, Bokainagar, Douhakhola, Gouripur, Mailakanda, Maoha, Ramgopalpur, Sahanati, and Sidhla. The union parishads are subdivided into 245 mauzas and 289 villages.[4]

Gouripur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[4]

See also

References
  1. Sahidur Rahman (2012), "Gouripur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Mymensingh" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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