Gurudaspur Upazila

Gurudaspur
গুরুদাসপুর
Upazila
Gurudaspur

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 869/km2 (2,250/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]

Administrative

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
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.

Archaeological Heritage and Relics

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.

History of the War of Liberation

The Pak army conducted mass killing in the upazila on 17 April 1971 in which more than one hundred persons including Dilip Kumar Sarkar, Dr. Manindranath Sarkar and Nabaram Mazumder were killed.

Religious institutions

Mosque 255, temple 28. Noted religious institutions: Chapila Shahi Mosque, Mazar of Rahim Sadhu at Sahapar,Ma Annandamaoi Rakkhakali mandir,Radha-Gobinda Mandir,Dolkali Mandir.

Literacy rate and educational institutions

Average literacy 34.91%; male 39.65%, female 30.01%. Educational institutions: college 8, secondary school 31, primary school 81, NGO school 95, nursery school 3, madrasa 77. Noted educational institutions: Gurudaspur Pilot Model High School(1917), Beelchalan Shaheed Samsuzzoha College (1969), Shikarpur Alia Madrasa.

Newspapers and periodicals

Chalan Beel (weekly), Raktim (1984), Bijoy Binodan (1994), Bijoy Darpan (2001), Gurudaspur Barta (weekly) (2013)

Cultural organisations

Library 4, club 40, cinema hall 2, museum 1, theatre stage 1.

Main sources of income

Agriculture 70.95%, non-agricultural labourer 4.28%, industry 1.32%, commerce 10.23%, transport and communication 2.51%, service 3.94%, construction 0.87%, religious service 0.15%, rent and remittance 0.39% and others 5.36%.

Ownership of agricultural land

Landowner 54.80%, landless 45.20%; agricultural landowner: urban 35.82% and rural 57.99%.

Main crops

Paddy, wheat, mustard, onion, garlic, khesari, sugarcane.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops

Tobacco, sesame, jute.

Main fruits

Mango, jackfruit, guava, watermelon, papaya, litchi, wood apple, shaddock, date.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries

This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

Communication facilities

Pucca road 236 km, semi-pucca road 62 km, mud road 20 km; waterway 20 nautical miles.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport

Palanquin, bullock cart, horse carriage, buffalo cart.

Noted manufactories

Rice mill, brick field, paper mill.

Cottage industries

Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving, cane work, wood work, chatai.

Hats, bazars and fairs

Hats and bazars are 15, fairs 2, most noted of which are Chachkoir Bazar, Charak Mela and Rather Mela.

Main exports

Paddy, rice, fish, date molasses, mango.

Access to electricity

All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 21.71% of the dwellings have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water

Tube-well 93.06%, tap 0.35%, pond 0.27% and others 6.32%.

Sanitation

30.99% (urban 49.35% and rural 27.91%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 58.09% (urban 47.67% and rural 59.84%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 10.92% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres

Upazila health complex 1, eye hospital 1, family planning clinic 4, satellite clinic 3, clinic 5.

NGO activities

BRAC, ASA, proshika, PKSF.

See also

References

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

External links

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

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