Official Name: | Ghoshnagor |
Native Name: | ঘোষনগর |
Settlement Type: | Union |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bangladesh |
Coordinates: | 25.029°N 88.821°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajshahi Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Naogaon District |
Subdivision Name3: | Patnitala Upazila |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Md. Abu Bakar Siddiq[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 15 |
Population Total: | 10,000 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code: | 6540 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Ghoshnagor (Bengali: ঘোষনগর) is a Union in Patnitala Upazila, Naogaon District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.[2]
It covers an area of about 15 square kilometers and has a population of about ten thousand (2016). Educational institutions include Ghoshnagor High School and Ghoshnagor Zongipir Shaheb Alim Madrasha. Other buildings include one rice mill, one community clinic, and twelve mosques.
The Administrative Council of the Union consists of three women Members of the reserved women's seat and nine General Members under one chairman.
Most of the people of Ghoshnagor union depends on the agriculture to earn their livelihood. The main crops are paddy, wheat, mustard seed, mango etc.