Gosairhat Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.0667° N 90.4611° E

Gosairhat Upazila
Gosairhat
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Shariatpur District
Coordinates	23.0667° N 90.4611° E
Area	167.86 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	115882  - 690/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Gosairhat

Gosairhat (Bengali: গোসাইরহাট) is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Gosairhat is located at 23.0667° N 90.4611° E . It has 22906 units of house hold and total area 167.86 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Gosairhat has a population of 115882. Males constitute are 50.48% of the population, and females 49.52%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 53825. Gosairhat has an average literacy rate of 20.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Gosairhat has 7 Unions/Wards, 84 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 199 vilages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.