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Gafargaon
গফরগাঁও | |
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 Bridge over Old Brahmaputra in Gafargaon | |
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| Coordinates: 24°25′N 90°33′E / 24.417°N 90.550°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Mymensingh District |
| Area | |
• Total | 398.30 km2 (153.78 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 463,253 |
| • Density | 1,163.1/km2 (3,012.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2230[2] |
| Area code | 09025[3] |
| Website | gafargaon |
Gafargaon (Bengali: গফরগাঁও) is an upazila of Mymensingh District[4] in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Gafargaon is located at 24°25′00″N 90°33′00″E / 24.4167°N 90.5500°E. It has 73,130 households and total area is 401.16 km2. Trishal on the north, Nandail in the east, Hossainpur and Pakundia upazilas of Kishoreganj district, Kapasia and Sreepur upazilas of Gazipur district on the south, and Trishal and Bhaluka upazilas on the west. Nearly three sides of the border are surrounded by the River Brahmaputra, with Kalivana to the south and Sutia to the west. Just land on the north.[5]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 318,705 | — |
| 1991 | 379,803 | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 413,488 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 430,746 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 463,253 | +7.5% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[6] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Gafargaon Upazila had 118,365 households and a population of 463,253. 10.07% of the population were under 5 years of age. Gafargaon had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.98%: 73.65% for males and 72.37% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.86 males for 100 females. 80,544 (17.39%) lived in urban areas.[6]
Administration
[edit]Gafargaon Upazila consists of Gafargaon Municipality and fifteen union councils. The union councils are further subdivided into 202 mauzas and 214 villages. The administrative activities of these unions are divided between two police stations (thanas): Gafargaon Thana and Pagla Thana.
Gafargaon Municipality and 7 union councils under Gafargaon Thana
- 1 No. Rasulpur
- 2 No. Barobaria
- 3 No. Charalgi
- 4 No. Saltia
- 5 No. Josora
- 6 No. Raona
- 8 No. Gafargaon
8 union councils under Pagla Thana
- 7 No. Moshakhali
- 9 No. Panchbagh
- 10 No. Usthi
- 11 No. Longair
- 12 No. Paithol
- 13 No. Dotterbazar
- 14 No. Niguari
- 15 No. Tangabo
Gafargaon Municipality is organized into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.[7]
Infrastructure
[edit]Health and hospitals
[edit]Upazila Health Complex: 1
Upazila Health and Family Welfare Center: 16
Number of beds: 50[5]
Family planning
Health and Family Welfare Center: 11
Family planning clinic: 1
The number of fertile couples: 84,833 [5]
Education
[edit]- Gafargaon Islamia Govt. High School
- Khairullah Govt. Girls High School
According to Banglapedia, Kandipara Askar Ali High School, founded in 1906, is a notable secondary school.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Abdul Jabbar, Language Movement martyr[8]
- Shamsul Huda Panchbagi, Islamic scholar, politician and activist
- Muhiuddin Khan, Islamic scholar whose family was originally from Gafargaon
- Altaf Hossain Gulandaz, Member of parliament and Awami League leader
- Fahmi Gulandaz Babel, Member Of Parliament and Awami League leader
- S. M. Mumtaz Uddin, Freedom Fighter, Member of Parliament
- Fazlur Rahman Sultan Member Of parliament and BNP politician
- Abul Kashem, Member Of Parliament
- Selina Hossain, Writer and Novelist
- Mohammad Jaffar Iqbal, Journalists (Although he was born in Sylhet, his paternal grandfather had roots in Gafargaon)
- Shahidullah Forayezi, Folk Singer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ↑ "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. 20 October 2024.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
- 1 2 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Gaffargaon Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "General information". Gafargaon Upazila. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- 1 2 3 Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Mymensingh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-226-9.
- ↑ "Administrative Map of Gafargaon". Mymensingh District Portal. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Jabbar, Abdul". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
External links
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Media related to Gafargaon Upazila at Wikimedia Commons
| Upazilas |  | |
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| Upazilas of the Mymensingh Division | ||
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Headquarters: Mymensingh | ||
| Jamalpur District |  | |
| Mymensingh District | ||
| Netrokona District | ||
| Sherpur District | ||