Goalanda Upazila Explained

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.

Geography

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.

Demographics

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]

Administration

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajbari . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Rajbari district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .