Gouripur Upazila
Gouripur
গৌরীপুর | |
|---|---|
Gouripur Junction railway station | |
| Coordinates: 24°45.5′N 90°34.5′E / 24.7583°N 90.5750°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh |
| District | Mymensingh |
| Headquarters | Gouripur |
| Area | |
• Total | 276.74 km2 (106.85 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 357,353 |
| • Density | 1,291.3/km2 (3,344.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2270[2] |
| Area code | 09024[3] |
| Website | gouripur |
Gouripur (Bengali: গৌরীপুর) is an upazila located in the Mymensingh District of Bangladesh.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 166,461 | — |
| 1991 | 247,945 | +49.0% |
| 2001 | 282,940 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 323,057 | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 357,353 | +10.6% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Gouripur Upazila had 85,108 households and a population of 357,353. 10.60% of the population were under 5 years of age. Gouripur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.21%: 70.23% for males and 66.33% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.01 males for 100 females. 40,601 (11.36%) lived in urban areas.[5]
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.[6]
Gouripur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[6]
Notable people
- Abdul Wahed Bokainagari, politician
- AKMA Muqtadir, Independence Day Awardee ophthalmologist
- Askar Ibne Shaikh Bangla Academy Literary Awardee writer
- Mozibur Rahman Fakir, politician
- AFM Nazmul Huda, politician
- Nurul Amin Khan Pathan, politician
- Jyotika Jyoti, Bangladeshi actor
See also
References
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Sahidur Rahman (2012), "Gauripur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Mymensingh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-226-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.