Gorai Union (Bengali: গোড়াই ইউনিয়ন) is a union of Mirzapur Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) east of Mirzapur and 33 kilometres (21 mi) southeast of Tangail.
Gorai Union
গোড়াই ইউনিয়ন | |
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  Gorai Union Location of Gorai Union in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°05′58″N 90°09′33″E / 24.099361°N 90.159205°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Tangail District |
| Upazila | Mirzapur Upazila |
| Established | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 57,897 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1941 |
| Area code | jahidমুজাপুর |
| Website | goraiup |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Gorai Union had 14,397 households and a population of 57,897. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 59.4% (male: 64.1%, female: 54.8%).[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Community Report: Tangail" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
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