Gopalpur Upazila

Gopalpur (Bengali: গোপালপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District^[4] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Gopalpur Upazila গোপালপুর
Upazila
201 Dome Mosque
Coordinates: 24°33.5′N 89°55′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Tangail
Area
• Total	193.37 km2 (74.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	270,333
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1990[2]
Area code	09226[3]
Website	gopalpur.tangail.gov.bd

Geography

Gopalpur is located at 24.5583°N 89.9167°E / 24.5583; 89.9167. It has a total area of 193.37 km².

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	205	—
1991	253	+23.4%
2001	274	+8.3%
2011	263	−4.0%
2022	270	+2.7%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5]

Religions in Gopalpur Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.44%
Hinduism			3.55%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Gopalpur Upazila had 63,976 households and a population of 252,331. 54,069 (21.43%) were under 10 years of age. Gopalpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.70%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1043 females per 1000 males. 50,160 (19.88%) lived in urban areas.^[5][7]

Administration

Gopalpur Upazila is divided into Gopalpur Municipality and seven union parishads: Alamnagar, Dhopakandi, Hadira, Hemnagar, Jhawail, Mirzapur, and Nagda Simla. The union parishads are subdivided into 111 mauzas and 158 villages.^[5]

Gopalpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 35 mahallas.^[5]

See also

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