Gopalpur Upazila

Gopalpur (Bengali: গোপালপুর) is an Upazila of Tangail District[2] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Gopalpur Upazila গোপালপুর
Upazila
Gopalpur Upazila Location in Tangail, Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°33.5′N 89°55′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Tangail District
Area
• Total	193.37 km^2 (74.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	252,331[1]
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	gopalpur.tangail.gov.bd

Geography

Gopalpur is located at 24.5583°N 89.9167°E / 24.5583; 89.9167 . It has 49976 households and total area of 193.37 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gopalpur has a population of 252747. Males constitute 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. Population over the age of 18 is 130298. Gopalpur has an average literacy rate of 63%, and the national average of 73.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Gopalpur Upazila has 1 Municipality(Gopalpur), 7 Unions, 162 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 146 villages.

The Union Parishads are-

• Alamnagar Union
• Dhopakandi Union
• Hadira Union
• Hemnagar Union
• Jhawail Union
• Mirzapur Union
• Nagda Simla Union

See also

• Gopalpur
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm2id=9338
2. Samaresh Devnath (2012), "Gopalpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of BangladeshCS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120321211836/http://www.gopalpurupazila.com/