Goalanda Upazila

Goalanda (Bengali: গোয়ালন্দ) is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[4]

Goalanda গোয়ালন্দ Goalundaghat
Upazila
Daulatdia Ghat on the Padma River
Coordinates: 23°44′N 89°45.7′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Rajbari
Area
• Total	149.03 km2 (57.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	128,796
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	7710[2]
Area code	06423[3]
Website	goalanda.rajbari.gov.bd

Geography

Goalanda is located at 23.7333°N 89.7611°E / 23.7333; 89.7611. It has 24,613 housing units and has a total area of 121.82 km².

Demographics

Religions in Goalanda Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.31%
Hinduism			3.68%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.^[6][7]

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%.^[8]

Administration

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.^[6]

Goalanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 45 mahallas.^[6]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "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.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Md Abu Hasan Farooque (2012), "Goalanda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rajbari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-243-6.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajbari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Rajbari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

External links

• Goalondo in Encyclopædia Britannica