Goalanda (Bengali: গোয়ালন্দ) is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4]
Goalanda
গোয়ালন্দ Goalundaghat | |
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 Daulatdia Ghat on the Padma river | |
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| Coordinates: 23°44′N 89°45.7′E / 23.733°N 89.7617°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Rajbari |
| Area | |
• Total | 149.03 km2 (57.54 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 128,796 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7710[2] |
| Area code | 06423[3] |
| Website | goalanda |
Geography
editGoalanda is located at 23°44′00″N 89°45′40″E / 23.7333°N 89.7611°E. It has 24,613 housing units and has a total area of 121.82 km2.
Demographics
editAs of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]
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%.[8]
Administration
editGoalanda 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.[6]
Goalanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 45 mahallas.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Md Abu Hasan Farooque (2012), "Goalanda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rajbari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-243-6.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajbari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Rajbari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
External links
edit- Goalondo in Encyclopædia Britannica
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