Gopalpur Upazila

Gopalpur (Bengali: গোপালপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Gopalpur Upazila
গোপালপুর
Upazila
Gopalpur Upazila is located in Bangladesh
Gopalpur Upazila
Gopalpur Upazila
Location in Tangail, Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°33.5′N 89°55′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
Area
 • Total193.37 km2 (74.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total252,331
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitegopalpur.tangail.gov.bd

Geography

Gopalpur is located at 24.5583°N 89.9167°E / 24.5583; 89.9167. It has a total area of 193.37 km2.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 205—    
1991 253+23.4%
2001 274+8.3%
2011 263−4.0%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Gopalpur Upazila had 63,976 households and a population of 252,331, 20.3% of whom lived in urban areas. 9.5% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 45.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[3][4]

Administration

Gopalpur Upazila is divided into Gopalpur Municipality and seven union parishads: Alamnagar, Dhopakandi, Hadira, Hemnagar, Jhawail, Mirzapur, and Nagda Simla. The union parishads are subdivided into 111 mauzas and 158 villages.[2]

Gopalpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 35 mahallas.[2]

See also

References
  1. Samaresh Devnath (2012), "Gopalpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "District Statistics 2011: Tangail" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. "Community Report: Tangail" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  4. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.


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