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 | Official Map of 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.