Gouripur Upazila
Upazila in Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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Gouripur (Bengali: গৌরীপুর; as also spelled as Gowripur) is an upazila located in the Mymensingh District of Bangladesh.[4]
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Gouripur
গৌরীপুর | |
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Gouripur Junction railway station | |
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| Coordinates: 24°45.5′N 90°34.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh |
| District | Mymensingh |
| Headquarters | Gouripur |
| Area | |
• Total | 276.74 km2 (106.85 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 357,353 |
| • Density | 1,291.3/km2 (3,344.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2270[2] |
| Area code | 09024[3] |
| Website | gouripur |
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Gouripur Upazila had 85,108 households and a population of 357,353. 10.60% of the population were under 5 years of age. Gouripur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.21%: 70.23% for males and 66.33% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.01 males for 100 females. 40,601 (11.36%) lived in urban areas.[5]
Administration
Gouripur Upazila is divided into Gouripur Municipality and ten union parishads: Achintapur, Bhangnamari, Bokainagar, Douhakhola, Gouripur, Mailakanda, Maoha, Ramgopalpur, Sahanati, and Sidhla. The union parishads are subdivided into 245 mauzas and 289 villages.[6]
Gouripur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[6]
Notable people
- Abdul Wahed Bokainagari, politician
- AKMA Muqtadir, Independence Day Awardee ophthalmologist
- Askar Ibne Shaikh Bangla Academy Literary Awardee writer
- Mozibur Rahman Fakir, politician
- AFM Nazmul Huda, politician
- Nurul Amin Khan Pathan, politician
- Jyotika Jyoti, Bangladeshi actress
See also
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 166,461 | — |
| 1991 | 247,945 | +49.0% |
| 2001 | 282,940 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 323,057 | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 357,353 | +10.6% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] | ||
