Coordinates: 23°44′N 89°45.7′E / 23.733°N 89.7617°E / 23.733; 89.7617

Goalanda Upazila

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Goalanda
গোয়ালন্দ
Goalundaghat
Upazila
Daulatdia Ghat on the Padma river
Daulatdia Ghat on the Padma river
Location of Goalanda
Coordinates: 23°44′N 89°45.7′E / 23.733°N 89.7617°E / 23.733; 89.7617
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictRajbari
Area
 • Total149.03 km2 (57.54 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total91,675
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitegoalanda.rajbari.gov.bd

Goalanda (Bengali: গোয়ালন্দ) is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Goalanda is located at 23°44′00″N 89°45′40″E / 23.7333°N 89.7611°E / 23.7333; 89.7611. It has 24,613 housing units and has a total area of 121.82 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Goalanda upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.94%
Hinduism
 
 4.06%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Goalanda upazila had 24,613 households and a population of 112,732. 26,622 (23.62%) were under 10 years of age. Goalanda had an average literacy rate of 40.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1053 females per 1000 males. 30,190 (26.78%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][3]

Goalanda had a population of 91,675 in the 1991 Bangladesh census. Males constitute 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. The population aged over eighteen was 44,854. Goalandaghat has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]

Administration

Goalanda Upazila is divided into Goalanda Municipality and four union parishads: Chotovakla, Debugram, Doulatdia, and Uzancar. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 152 villages.[2]

Goalanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 45 mahallas.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Md Abu Hasan Farooque (2012), "Goalanda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajbari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Rajbari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

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