Goalanda Upazila
Upazila in Dhaka, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goalanda (Bengali: গোয়ালন্দ) is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3]
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 | |
| 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) |
| Area code | 06423[2] |
| Website | goalanda |
Goalanda is located at 23.7333°N 89.7611°E. It has 24,613 housing units and has a total area of 121.82 km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[5][6]
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%.[7]
Goalanda 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.[5]
Goalanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 45 mahallas.[5]
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