Official Name: | Goalanda |
Native Name: | গোয়ালন্দ |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 23°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Rajbari |
Area Total Km2: | 149.03 |
Population Total: | 91675 |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Other Name: | Goalundaghat |
Goalanda (Bengali: গোয়ালন্দ) is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Goalanda is located at 23.7333°N 89.7611°W. It has 24,613 housing units and has a total area of 121.82 km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Goalanda upazila had 24,613 households and a population of 112,732. 26,622 (23.62%) were under 10 years of age. Goalanda had an average literacy rate of 40.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1053 females per 1000 males. 30,190 (26.78%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
Goalanda had a population of 91,675 in the 1991 Bangladesh census. Males constitute 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. The population aged over eighteen was 44,854. Goalandaghat has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[3]
Goalanda Upazila is divided into Goalanda Municipality and four union parishads: Chotovakla, Debugram, Doulatdia, and Uzancar. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 152 villages.[1]
Goalanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 45 mahallas.[1]