Gaibandha Sadar Upazila

Gaibandha Sadar (Bengali: গাইবান্ধা সদর) is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[2]

Gaibandha Sadar
গাইবান্ধা সদর
Upazila
Gaibandha Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Gaibandha Sadar
Gaibandha Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°19.5′N 89°37.7′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictGaibandha District
Area
 • Total320.25 km2 (123.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total437,268[1]
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Gaibandha Sadar

Geography

Gaibandha Sadar is located at 25.3250°N 89.6278°E / 25.3250; 89.6278. It has 68,483 households and a total area of 320.25 km2.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gaibandha Sadar had a population of 359,226, of whom 172,249 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 50.6% of the population, and females 49.4%. Gaibandha Sadar had an average literacy rate of 28.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4% .[3]

Administration

Gaibandha Sadar Upazila is divided into Gaibandha Municipality and 13 union parishads: Badiakhali, Ballamjhar, Boali, Ghagoa, Gidari, Kamarjani, Kholahati, Kuptola, Laxmipur, Malibari, Mollarchar, Ramchandrapur, and Shahapara. The union parishads are subdivided into 130 mauzas and 144 villages.[4]

Gaibandha Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 35 mahallas.[4]

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

Ahammad Uddin Shah Shishu Niketon School & College, founded in 1982 is a significant educational institution. & according to Banglapedia, Gaibandha Government Boys' High School, founded in 1885, is a notable secondary school.[2]

Notable people
  • Mahabub Elahi Ronju, Bir Protik valiant freedom fighter and company commander of 'Ronju company of Mukti Bahini' at Gaibandha area during the glorious liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.

References
  1. "Gaibandha Sadar (Subdistrict (Upazila), Bangladesh) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
  2. Sabu, Abu Jafar (2012). "Gaibandha Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Gaibandha" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. "Department of Statistics, Dhaka University".


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