Gopalpur Upazila

Gopalpur Upazila
গোপালপুর
Upazila
Gopalpur Upazila

Location in Tangail, Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°33.5′N 89°55′E / 24.5583°N 89.917°ECoordinates: 24°33.5′N 89°55′E / 24.5583°N 89.917°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Tangail District
Area
  Total 193.37 km2 (74.66 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 252,331[1]
  Density 1,307/km2 (3,390/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Gopalpur
Porir Dalan, Hemnagar Zamindar Bari.

Gopalpur (Bengali: গোপালপুর) is an Upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gopalpur is located at 24°33′30″N 89°55′00″E / 24.5583°N 89.9167°E . It has 49976 units of house hold and total area 193.37 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gopalpur has a population of 252747. Males constitute 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 130298. Gopalpur has an average literacy rate of 63%, and the national average of 73.4% literate.[2]

Administrative

Gopalpur has 10 Unions/Wards, 162 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 146 villages.

See also

References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm2id=9338
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

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