Gomastapur Upazila

Gomastapur
গোমস্তাপুর
—  Upazila  —
Gomastapur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Chapai Nawabganj
Area
 • Total 318.13 km2 (122.8 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 321,972
 • Density 703/km2 (1,820.8/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 6321
Website Official Map of Gomastapur

Gomastapur (Bengali: গোমস্তাপুর) is an Upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Gomastapur is located at . It has 34126 units of house hold and total area 318.13 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gomastapur has a population of 191972. Males constitute are 50.66% of the population, and females 49.34%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 96032. Gomastapur has an average literacy rate of 32.9% , and the national average of 63.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Gomastapur has 8 Unions/Wards, 166 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 235 villages.

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.