Gaffargaon Upazila

Gaffargaon
গফরগাঁও
—  Upazila  —
Gaffargaon
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Mymensingh District
Area
 • Total 401.16 km2 (154.9 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 379,803
 • Density 947/km2 (2,452.7/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Gaffargaon

Gaffargaon (Bengali: গফরগাঁও) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Gaffargaon is located at . It has 73,130 units of house hold and total area 401.16 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gaffargaon has a population of 379,803. Males constitute are 51.04% of the population, and females 48.96%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 184,633. Gaffargaon has an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Gaffargaon has 15 Unions/Wards, 203 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 218 villages. One of the most prominent union is Moshakhali. Lots of great people born in this small area contributed enormously for its development. Mohammad Shahjahan Mondal of village Maizhaty is working for the IT sector development in Goffargaon. There are beautiful villages in the bank of the river Brahmmaputra including the village Basia. If you like to feel the nature please come and visit Gaffargaon.

Noble People of Gaffargaon

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.