Gurudaspur Upazila

Gurudashpur গুরুদাসপুর
Upazila
Gurudashpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°15′E / 24.367°N 89.250°E / 24.367; 89.250Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°15′E / 24.367°N 89.250°E / 24.367; 89.250
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Natore District
Area
• Total	199.4 km² (77.0 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	173,276
• Density	870/km² (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Gurudaspur

Gurudaspur (Bengali: গুরুদাসপুর) is an Upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gurudaspur Upazila area 199.40 km², located in between 24°18' and 24°27' north latitudes and in between 88°04' and 89°19' east longitudes. It is bounded by Singra and Tarash upazilas on the north, Baraigram upazila on the south, Tarash and Chatmohar upazilas on the east, Natore Sadar Upazila on the west. It has 32851 households.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gurudaspur has a population of 173276. Males constitute 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Gurudaspur has an average literacy rate of 23.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Points of interest

Museum at village Khubjipur (1978), Chalan Beel Museum, Mosque at village Palshura Patpara, Mughal Mosque at village Piplar, Kusumhati Mosque (Sultanate period), Chapila Shahi Mosque, Gopinathpur Jami Mosque.

Administration

Gurudaspur Thana was formed in 1917 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984. Gurudaspur has 9 Unions/Wards, 118 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 102 villages.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per km²)	Literacy rate (%)
1	6	104	108	Urban	Rural	974	Urban	Rural
1	6	104	108	165118	29110	974	46	32.9

Municipality
Area (km²)	Ward	Mahalla	Population	Density (per km²)	Literacy rate (%)
13.60	9	18	29110	2142	46.0

Municipality

Area (km²)

Ward

Mahalla

Population

Density

(per km²)

Literacy rate (%)

13.60

29110

2142

46.0

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Male	Female	Literacy rate (%)
Khubjipur 60	5199	8423	8180	37.77
Chapila 27	8768	16339	15567	34.77
Dharabarisha 40	7894	14811	14583	32.11
Nazirpur 81	10678	18945	18072	33.83
Biaghat 13	10984	10649	10416	28.89
Moshinda 67	5769	14826	14307	30.71

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

References

↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

External links

Md Entaj Uddin (2012). "Gurudaspur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Natore District

Upazila/Thana:	Bagatipara Baraigram Gurudaspur Lalpur Natore Sadar Singra

Upazilas of the Rajshahi Division

Headquarters: Rajshahi

Bogra District	Adamdighi Bogra Dhunat Dhupchanchia Gabtali Kahaloo Nandigram Sariakandi Sahajanpur Sherpur Shibganj Sonatala

Joypurhat District	Akkelpur Joypurhat Kalai Khetlal Panchbibi

Naogaon District	Atrai Badalgachhi Dhamoirhat Manda Mohadevpur Naogaon Niamatpur Patnitala Porsha Raninagar Sapaphar

Natore District	Bagatipara Baraigram Gurudaspur Lalpur Natore Singra

Nawabganj District	Bholahat Gomastapur Nachole Nawabganj Shibganj

Pabna District	Atgharia Bera Bhangura Chatmohar Faridpur Ishwardi Pabna Santhia Sujanagar

Rajshahi District	Bagha Bagmara Charghat Durgapur Godagari Mohanpur Paba Puthia Tanore

Sirajganj District	Belkuchi Chauhali Kamarkhanda Kazipur Raiganj Shahjadpur Sirajganj Tarash Ullahpara

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Gurudaspur Upazila 2007.

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