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Gomostapur (Bengali: গোমস্তাপুর) is an upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]

Gomostapur
গোমস্তাপুর
Upazila
Gomostapur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°46.5′N 88°17′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictChapai Nawabganj
Area
 • Total318.13 km2 (122.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total275,823
 • Density870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6321
Websitegomostapur.chapainawabganj.gov.bd

Geography


Gomostapur is located at 24.7750°N 88.2833°E / 24.7750; 88.2833. It has 34,126 households and a total area of 318.13 km2 (122.83 sq mi).

Gomostapur Upazila is bounded by Habibpur CD block in Malda district, West Bengal, India and Porsha Upazila, in Naogaon District, on the north, Niamatpur Upazila in Naogaon district and Nachol Upazila on the east, Nachol Upazila and Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj on the south, and Bholahat Upazila, Shibganj Upazila and Habibpur CD block on the west.[2][3]


Demographics


According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Gomostapur had a population of 275,823. Males constituted 49.42% of the population and females 50.58%. Muslims formed 93.05% of the population, Hindus 5.80%, Christians 0.88% and others 0.28%. Gomostapur had a literacy rate of 41.22% for the population 7 years and above.[4]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gomostapur has a population of 191,972. Males constitute 50.66% of the population, and females 49.34%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 96,032. Gomostapur has an average literacy rate of 32.9%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]


Administration


Gomostapur Upazila is divided into Gomostapur Municipality and eight union parishads: Alinagar, Bhangabari, Boalia, Chowdala, Gomostapur, Parbotipur, Radhanagar, and Rahanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 234 villages.[6]

Gomostapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 33 mahallas.[6]


Education


The major educational institutes in Gomostapur are:[7]


See also



References


  1. Mahbubur Rahman Rana (2012), "Gomastapur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Gomastapur Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. "Tehsil Map of Maldah". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. "District Statistics 2011: Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. "Directorate of Secondary & Higher Education". People's Republic of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17.


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- [en] Gomostapur Upazila

[ru] Гомастапур (подокруг)

Гомастапур (бенг. গোমস্তাপুর, англ. Gomastapur) — подокруг на северо-западе Бангладеш. Входит в состав округа Навабгандж. Административный центр — город Гомастапур. Площадь подокруга — 318,13 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 191 972 человека. Плотность населения равнялась 603 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 21,9 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 91,17 %, индуисты — 8,22 %, христиане — 0,52 %, прочие — 0,09 %.


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