Gouripur Upazila

Gouripur (Bengali: গৌরীপুর) is an upazila located in the Mymensingh District of Bangladesh.^[4]

Gouripur গৌরীপুর
Upazila
Coordinates: 24°45.5′N 90°34.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh
District	Mymensingh
Area
• Total	276.74 km2 (106.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	357,353
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	2270[2]
Area code	09024[3]
Website	Official Map of Gouripur

Demographics

Religions in Gouripur Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.20%
Hinduism			3.72%
Other or not stated			0.08%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Gouripur Upazila had 72,047 households and a population of 323,057. 86,603 (26.81%) were under 10 years of age. Gouripur has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.64%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1023 females per 1000 males. 25,570 (7.92%) lived in urban areas.^[6][7]

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gauripur had a population of 247945, of whom 125,167 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.71% of the population, and females 49.29%. Gauripur had an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.^[8]

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.^[9]

Gouripur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.^[9]

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, Actor

See also

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