Gosairhat Upazila

Gosairhat (Bengali: গোসাইরহাট) is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, in south central Bangladesh.

Gosairhat

গোসাইরহাট
Upazila
Gosairhat
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°5′N 90°26′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictShariatpur District
Establishment1921
Granted Upazila status1983
Area
 • Total196.72 km2 (75.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)[2]
 • Total157,665
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+7 (BDST)
Postal code
8050
Calling Code+88 (06024)
Websitegosairhat.shariatpur.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Geography

Gosairhat Upazila has a total area of 196.72 square kilometres (75.95 sq mi).[1] It is the southernmost upazila of Shariatpur District. Located on the western bank of the Meghna River, it borders Damudya and Bhedargan upazilas to the north, Haimchar Upazila of Chandpur District to the east, Muladi and Hizla upazilas of Barisal District to the south, and Kalkini Upazila of Madaripur District to the west.

The upazila headquarters is spread over the only two urban areas of the upazila, Dhipur and Daser Jangal mauzas. Together they have a total area of 4.33 square kilometres (1.67 sq mi).[2][3]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 189—    
1991 115−39.2%
2001 124+7.8%
2011 158+27.4%
2011 population increased sharply because upazila boundaries were redrawn to include Kuchaipatti Union
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Gosairhat Upazila had 33,169 households and a population of 157,665, 7.0% of whom lived in urban areas.[2] 12.7% of the population was under the age of 5.[2] The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 42.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[2][4]

The boundaries of the upazila were expanded in 2006 by the addition of Kuchaipatti Union, transferred from adjacent Hizla Upazila of Barisal District. The transfer accounts for 21,313 of the growth in population from 2001. Without it the population increase from 2001 to 2011 would have been 10.5%.[2]

Administration

Gosairhat Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Alawalpur, Goshairhat, Idilpur, Kodalpur, Kuchaipatti, Nager Para, Nalmuri, and Samantasar. The union parishads are subdivided into 84 mauzas and 221 villages.[1]

In the 2009 upazila elections, Fazlur Rahman was elected Upazila Chairman, while Chowdhury Ahsan Siddiqui and Ferdousi Begum were elected vice chairmen.[5] The Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), who administers the upazila for the central government, is MST Kamrunnahar.[6]

Parliamentary constituency Shariatpur-3 covers Damudya and Gosairhat upazilas, and the Bhedarganj Thana portion of Bhedarganj Upazila. Nahim Razzak of the Bangladesh Awami League was elected Member of Parliament in a 2012 by-election in which he was unopposed.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "District Statistics 2011: Shariatpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  2. "Community Report: Shariatpur" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  3. Haque, Majedul (2012). "Gosairhat Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  5. "Upazila Election Centerwise Result Details 2009". Bangladesh Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Ministry of Public Administration. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
  7. "Delimination of Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission Bangladesh. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.(in Bengali)
  8. "Nahim sworn in as MP". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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