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Gouripur (Bengali: গৌরীপুর) is an upazila located in the Mymensingh District of Bangladesh.[1]
Gouripur
গৌরীপুর | |
|---|---|
Upazila | |
  Gouripur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°45.5′N 90°34.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Mymensingh District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 274.07 km2 (105.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 323,057 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Gouripur |
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Gouripur had a population of 323,057. Males constituted 49.44% of the population and females 50.56%. Muslims formed 95.97% of the population, Hindus 3.92%, Christians 0.02% and others 0.11%. Gouripur had a literacy rate of 43.64% for the population 7 years and above.[2]
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gauripur had a population of 247945, of whom 125,167 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.71% of the population, and females 49.29%. Gauripur had an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]
Administration
Gouripur Upazila is divided into Gouripur Municipality and ten union parishads: Achintapur, Bhangnamari, Bokainagar, Douhakhola, Gouripur, Mailakanda, Maoha, Ramgopalpur, Sahanati, and Sidhla. The union parishads are subdivided into 245 mauzas and 289 villages.[4]
Gouripur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[4]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- Sahidur Rahman (2012), "Gouripur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Mymensingh" (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 14 December 2018.
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
| Upazilas |  | |
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| Upazilas of the Mymensingh Division | ||
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Headquarters: Mymensingh | ||
| Jamalpur District |  | |
| Mymensingh District | ||
| Netrokona District | ||
| Sherpur District | ||
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На других языках
- [en] Gouripur Upazila
[ru] Гаурипур (подокруг)
Гаурипур (бенг. গৌরীপুর, англ. Gauripur) — подокруг на севере Бангладеш в составе округа Маймансингх. Образован в 1981 году. Административный центр — город Гаурипур. Площадь подокруга — 374,07 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 247 945 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 905 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 24,40 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 95,02 %, индуисты — 4,68 %, христиане — 0,03 %, прочие — 0,25 %.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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