Gurudaspur Upazila

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Gurudaspur
গুরুদাসপুর
Upazila
Location of Gurudaspur
Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°15′E / 24.367°N 89.250°E / 24.367; 89.250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictNatore
Area
 • Total203.20 km2 (78.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total214,788
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Gurudaspur

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

Geography[edit]

Gurudaspur Upazila area 203.20 km2, located in between 24°18' and 24°27' north latitudes and in between 88°04' and 89°19' east longitudes. The upazila 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 around 32,851 households.[1]

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Gurudaspur upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.17%
Hinduism
 
 3.58%
Other or not stated
 
 0.25%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Gurudaspur Upazila had 54,977 households and a population of 214,788. 45,340 (21.11%) were under 10 years of age. Gurudaspur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.92%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males. 32,807 (15.27%) lived in urban areas.[2] Ethnic population was 1,036.[3]

Par the 2001 Bangladesh census, Gurudaspur has a population of 194,228; male constituted 99086, female 95142; Muslim constituted 186,069, Hindu 7,873, Christian 34 and others 252. Indigenous communities such as Kaibarta, santal, oraon, Pahan, Turi and Bansphor belong to this upazila.[1]

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.[4]

Points of interest[edit]

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[edit]

Gurudaspur, formed as a Thana in 1917, was turned into an upazila in 1984.[1]

Gurudaspur Upazila is divided into Gurudaspur Municipality and six union parishads: Biaghat, Chapila, Dharabarisha, Khubjipur, Moshinda, and Nazirpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 104 mauzas and 110 villages.[2]

Gurudaspur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[2]

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

Ward

Mahalla

Population

Density

(per km2)

Literacy rate (%)

13.60

9

18

29110

2142

46.0

Union
Name of union and GO code Area (acre) Population Literacy rate (%)
Male Female

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.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Gurudaspur Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Natore" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Natore district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

External links[edit]

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

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