Gopalganj Sadar
গোপালগঞ্জ সদর | |
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| Coordinates: 23°1′N 89°50′E / 23.017°N 89.833°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Gopalganj |
| Headquarters | Gopalganj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 389.61 km2 (150.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 291,409 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Gopalganj Sadar |
| dcgopalganj.gov.bd | |
Gopalganj Sadar (Bengali: গোপালগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Gopalganj sadar is the main town of Gopalganj District. 15 MPs are from there. It has 15 banks, including 3 commercial banks .It may take 2 or 3 hours to reach by road from Rajdhani after build the padma bridge (depending on traffic). After the Liberation War Gopalgonj Sadar become 'Pourashava'. As a close fellow of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Panna Biswas of Gimadanga was selected as first Chairman. Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosharrof Hossain, Molla Jalaluddin Ahmed, Hemaet Uddin, Wahiduzzaman, Fayekuzzaman are well known figures among the others born in Sadar upozila.
Gopalganj Sadar is located at 23°01′00″N 89°50′00″E / 23.0167°N 89.8333°E. It has 73,126 households and a total area of 391.35 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Gopalganj Sadar Upazila had 73,126 households and a population of 344,008. 82,958 (24.12%) were under 10 years of age. Gopalganj Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.82%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 989 females per 1000 males. 53,778 (15.63%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gopalganj Sadar had a population of 291,409. Males constituted 50.73% of the population, and females 49.27%. The population aged 18 or over was 141,978. Gopalganj Sadar had an average literacy rate of 44.7% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]
It has 57 schools, 13 colleges, and 2 university colleges.
Gopalganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Gopalganj Municipality and 21 union parishads: Borasi, Baultali, Chandra Dighalia, Durgapur, Gobra, Gopinathpur, Haridaspur, Jalalabad, Kajulia, Karpara, Kati, Latifpur, Majhigati, Nizra, Paikkandi, Raghunathpur, Sahapur, Satpar, Suktail, Ulpur, and Upafi. The union parishads are subdivided into 127 mauzas and 197 villages.[2]
Gopalganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 47 mahallas.[2]
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See also: Education in Bangladesh |
There are ten colleges in the upazila: Government Bangabandhu College, Gopalgonj, Dr. Dilawar Husain Memorial College, Government Nazrul Degree College Satpar, Haji Lalmia City College, Kazi Zahural Huq College, Krishnapur Shaptodas Palli College, M. H. Khan Degree College, N. Haque College of Business & Technology, Sabira - Rouf College, and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Government Women's College.[5]
There also have some famous higher secondary school. They are: S. M. Model Government High School, Swarnakali High School, Arpara Islamia High School, Ulpur PC High School (1900), Boutali Sahapur Sammilani High School, founded in 1928, Karpara Union High School (1936), Chandra Dighalia High School, Gopinathpur High School (1911) are notable secondary schools.[1]
