Goila
Goila
গৈলা Gaila | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Goila Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°57′0″N 90°11′0″E / 22.95000°N 90.18333°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| District | Barisal District |
| Upazila | Agailjhara Upazila |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,369 |
| • Density | 1,290/km2 (3,350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
Goila or Gaila is a village in Agailjhara Upazila of Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.[1][2]
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Goila had 568 households and a population of 2,369.[3] It has a total area of 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi).[4]
History
The village used to be known as Panditnagar as it was home to poets, vaidyas and kabirajs. It was later settled by Faujdar Sabi Khan and his group, and got its name from Gola-Barud, the Perso-Bengali word for ammunition, as they used to produce ammunition here. The present Gaila Das Bari is thought to have been Sabi Khan's home due to the foundations discovered in the brick walls of the residence.[5]
Tourist attraction
- Poet Vijay Gupta's Mansa Devi Temple
- Gaila Zamindar Bari
Notable people
- Kusumkumari Das
- Amiya Kumar Dasgupta
- Ajoy Dasgupta
- Surendranath Dasgupta
- Maitreyi Devi
- Manindra Gupta
- Sabi Khan
- Tarakeswar Sengupta
References
- ^ Parisaṃkhyāna Byuro (2005). Bangladesh Population Census, 2001: Barisal. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Geographic Names, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, accessed 18 January 2011
- ^ "COMMUNITY REPORT: BARISHAL" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Small Area Atlas of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh National Portal, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). "ছবি খা" [Chhabi Kha]. বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস [History of Barisal Division] (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.