Gomostapur Upazila

Gomostapur (Bengali: গোমস্তাপুর) is an upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.^[1]

Gomostapur গোমস্তাপুর
Upazila
Gomostapur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°46.5′N 88°17′E / 24.7750°N 88.283°E / 24.7750; 88.283Coordinates: 24°46.5′N 88°17′E / 24.7750°N 88.283°E / 24.7750; 88.283
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Chapai Nawabganj
Area
• Total	318.13 km^2 (122.83 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	275,823
• Density	870/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6321
Website	gomostapur.chapainawabganj.gov.bd

Geography

Gomostapur is located at 24°46′30″N 88°17′00″E / 24.7750°N 88.2833°E / 24.7750; 88.2833. It has 34,126 households and a total area of 318.13 km² (122.83 sq mi).

Gomostapur Upazila is bounded by Habibpur CD block in Malda district, West Bengal, India and Porsha Upazila, in Naogaon District, on the north, Niamatpur Upazila in Naogaon district and Nachol Upazila on the east, Nachol Upazila and Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj on the south, and Bholahat Upazila, Shibganj Upazila and Habibpur CD block on the west.^[2][3]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Gomostapur had a population of 275,823. Males constituted 49.42% of the population and females 50.58%. Muslims formed 93.05% of the population, Hindus 5.80%, Christians 0.88% and others 0.28%. Gomostapur had a literacy rate of 41.22% for the population 7 years and above.^[4]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gomostapur has a population of 191,972. Males constitute 50.66% of the population, and females 49.34%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 96,032. Gomostapur has an average literacy rate of 32.9%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[5]

Administration

Gomostapur Upazila is divided into Gomostapur Municipality and eight union parishads: Alinagar, Bhangabari, Boalia, Chowdala, Gomostapur, Parbotipur, Radhanagar, and Rahanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 234 villages.^[6]

Gomostapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 33 mahallas.^[6]

Education

The major educational institutes in Gomostapur are:^[7]

• Alinagar School & College
• Bijoy Sunjura Adarsa Jr. School
• Bosnail Junior Girls School
• Bosonitala Girls High School
• Prabatipur Ideal Junior Girls School
• Puratun Prosad Pur Adorso Girls Junior School
• Rohanpur Hazi Gaziuddin Jr. Girls School
• Shoro Gram Junior Girls School
• Alinagar Girls High School
• Baradadapur K.A.M.. High School
• Basanitola High School
• Begunbari B.I.B Girls High School
• Bhat Khair High School
• Boalia Girls High School
• Boalia B.L High School
• Bohipara High School
• Bongpur High School
• Brozonathpur School
• Charadanga High Boys Academy
• Cheradanga Girls High School
• Chowdala Bl. High School
• Chowdala Girls High School
• Deopura High School
• Enayetpur High School
• Gomostapur A.Hamid Girls H.S.
• Gomostapur Girls Academy
• Gomostapur Pilot High School
• Hogla High School
• Huzrapur Model Academy
• Joshoil High School
• Khayrabad Hazi Sadar Ali High School
• Krishnapur High School
• Lebudanga High School
• Mridhapara High School
• Nayadiary Hazi Yakub Ali Mondal High School
• Prosadpur Girls High School
• Radanagar Girls High School
• Radhanagar A.N.C High School
• Rahanpur Janata High School
• Rohanpur Haji Riaz Uddin Sarker High School
• Rohanpur A.B.Gov.High School
• Rohanpur Rabeya Girls High School
• Rokunpur High School
• Sonabar High School
• Sontoshpur Girls High School
• Alinagar Darul Ulum Dakhil Madrasha
• Bangabari Dakhil Madrasha
• Begum Nagor Mohila Dakhil Madrasha
• Bibison Dakhil Madrasah
• Boalia Boirtola Dakhil Madrasah
• Brojnathpur Dakhil Madrasah
• Chhoto Dadpur Dakhil Madrasah
• Chowdala Dakhil Madrasa
• Enayetpur Islamia Dakhil Madrasha
• Gopinathpur D.S. Dakhil Madrasah
• Islampur Gonj Dakhil Madrasah
• Jogibari Dakhil Madrasha
• Kayempur Al Haj Nurjahan Madrasha
• Nandal Al Pur Darus Sunnat Dakhil Madrasa
• Nimtala Kathal Dawatul Islam Dakhil Madrasah
• Norosia Lal Gar Dakhil Madrasha
• Ozogora Baitul Hikma Mohila Dakhil Madrasha
• Pirpur Dakhil Madrasah
• Rohanpur Dakhil Madrasah
• Saheb Gram D.U.J.B.Mohila Dakhil Madrasa
• Gomostapur Dblugram Alim Madrasha
• Kashia Bari Alim Madrasah
• Kharkadanga Alim Madrasa
• Shampur Darussunnah Alim Madrasha
• Prosadpur Fazil Degree Madrasah
• Chowdala Johur Ahmed Mian College
• Parbotipur S. B.(Sonabar) Adarsha College
• Radha Nagar Barendra College
• Rohanpur P. M. Ideal College
• Gomostapur Soleman Mia Degree College
• Rohanpur Yusuf Ali College
• Rohonpur Mohila College
• Banga Bari Yunus Smarani School & College
• Gomostapur Technical and Business Management College
• Rahanpur Technical and Business Management Institute
• Rohonpur Punorbhoba Technical & B M College

See also

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

References

1. Mahbubur Rahman Rana (2012), "Gomastapur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Gomastapur Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
3. "Tehsil Map of Maldah". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
5. . Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
6. (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
7. . People's Republic of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17.