Gosairhat (Bengali: গোসাইরহাট) is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, in south central Bangladesh.
Gosairhat
গোসাইরহাট | |
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| Coordinates: 23°5′N 90°26′E / 23.083°N 90.433°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Shariatpur |
| Establishment | 1921 |
| Granted Upazila status | 1983 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 196.72 km2 (75.95 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 175,016 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8050[3] |
| Area code | 06024[4] |
| Website | gosairhat |
Geography
editGosairhat Upazila has a total area of 196.72 square kilometres (75.95 sq mi).[1] It is the southernmost upazila of Shariatpur District. Located on the western bank of the Meghna River, it borders Damudya and Bhedargan upazilas to the north, Haimchar Upazila of Chandpur District to the east, Muladi and Hizla upazilas of Barisal District to the south, and Kalkini Upazila of Madaripur District to the west.
The upazila headquarters is spread over the only two urban areas of the upazila, Dhipur and Daser Jangal mauzas. Together they have a total area of 4.33 square kilometres (1.67 sq mi).[5][6]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 189 | — |
| 1991 | 115 | −39.2% |
| 2001 | 124 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 158 | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 175 | +10.8% |
| 2011 population increased sharply because upazila boundaries were redrawn to include Kuchaipatti Union Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1] | ||
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Gosairhat Upazila had 33,169 households and a population of 157,665. 45,485 (28.85%) were under 10 years of age. Gosairhat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1072 females per 1000 males. 10,969 (6.96%) lived in urban areas.[1][5]
The boundaries of the upazila were expanded in 2006 by the addition of Kuchaipatti Union, transferred from the adjacent Hizla Upazila of Barisal District.[5] The transfer accounts for 21,313 of the growth in population from 2001. Without it the population increase from 2001 to 2011 would have been 10.5%.[5]
Administration
editGosairhat, formed as a Thana in 1921, was turned into an upazila in1983.[8]
Gosairhat Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Alawalpur, Goshairhat, Idilpur, Kodalpur, Kuchaipatti, Nager Para, Nalmuri, and Samantasar. The union parishads are subdivided into 84 mauzas and 221 villages.[1]
In the 2009 upazila elections, Fazlur Rahman was elected Upazila Chairman, while Chowdhury Ahsan Siddiqui and Ferdousi Begum were elected vice chairmen.[9] The Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), who administers the upazila for the central government, is MST Kamrunnahar.[10]
Parliamentary constituency Shariatpur-3 covers Damudya and Gosairhat upazilas, and the Bhedarganj Thana portion of Bhedarganj Upazila. Nahim Razzak of the Bangladesh Awami League was elected Member of Parliament in a 2012 by-election in which he was unopposed.[11][12]
Notable people
edit- Golam Ali Chowdhury (1824–1888), landlord and philanthropist
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Shariatpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Community Tables: Shariatpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ Motiur Rahman (2012). "Gosairhat Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Saraitpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-262-7.
- ^ "Gosairhat Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Upazila Election Centerwise Result Details 2009". Bangladesh Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Ministry of Public Administration. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
- ^ "Delimination of Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission Bangladesh. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.(in Bengali)
- ^ "Nahim sworn in as MP". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.