Gokarna stands on the bank of Haral River in

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which connected with

Titas River The Titas ( ''Titāsa''; also Romanized Titash) is a river in Bangladesh which merges into the Meghna river and forms part of the Surma-Meghna River System. Titas starts its journey from Sarail Upazila, Brahmanbaria. The river is long and again ...

. This village was historically considered as a remote area; prior to the modern era of road travel its inhabitants relied on boats. Many highly respected people were born in Gokarna, including

Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda Sir Syed Shamsul Huda (1862–1922) was a Muslim political leader of the Bengal Executive Council. He became the first British Indian Muslim President of the Legislative council in 1921. Huda was born in Gokarna, palace known as Gokarna Nawab ...

KCIE born in 1862 at this village. He became the first

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president of the

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in 1921. In the past, people traveled from Gokarna to

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and

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by river.

Etymology

Gokarna means ''Cow's Ear''. It is so named due to the ear-shaped confluence of Haral River connected with Titas River.

Geography

Gokarna () is a village of

Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila Brahmanbaria Sadar () is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Brahmanbaria Sadar is located at . History The area Syed Mahmud resided in was named Kazipara (Kazi being a variant of Qadi) after him, and hi ...

Brahmanbaria District Brahmanbaria District () is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division. Geographically, it is mostly farmland and is topographically part of the Gangetic Plain. It is bounded by the districts of Kishoreganj District, Kish ...

in the Division of

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

. Gokarna is located at 24°08'31.7"N 91°12'19.3"E. This is the 10th Union Council of Nasirnagar Upazila.

Haors and beels

During the rainy season Haral River links with Titas River which connects with

Meghna River The Meghna () is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, the Meghna is formed inside Banglade ...

. Haral River blows from the east to the west at the south of the village. She looks big when over flooded and three rivers water joint together. After water dries-up, the farmer cultivates on the

alluvial Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

laid vast field and river bed becomes green Haor. Water divides in Beels like Shaapla, Balinga, Chilauri, Hasania, Tarullah, Puillya, Biduba, Hakhati, Kudal-kati, Ladra, Khujla, Haral etc. This land is called ''Akashi Maath'' or Sky Touched Land). Each season brings different beauties in the nature that reflects in this area. Now education, health, electricity and communication have made this another modernized village in Bangladesh.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Gokarna had 1,433 households and a population of 7,218.

Administration

Gokarna Union is formed by the other village of

Jethagram Jethagram () is a village of Gokarna, Bangladesh, Gokarna Union in Nasirnagar Upazila at Brahmanbaria District under Chittagong Division of eastern Bangladesh. This village is surrounded by paddy fields, ponds, deghees and jungles. Most of the peo ...

, Shochiura, Deghar, Pathanishar, Chotipara, Brahmanshashon, Nurpur, and Lahajura.

Communication

Sarail Upazila Sarail () is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District located in the Chittagong Division and near the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. History The leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan zamindars, Isa Khan, had his first and temporary capital situated in Sarail. Dur ...

Nasirnagar Upazila Nasirnagar () is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Nasirnagar is located at . It has 59,024 households and a total area of 311.66 km2. History Naming It is said that Hazrat Shah Jalal (R.A ...

Dam Road crossed spirally the Haor and life for the villagers made easier to communicate with Brahmanbaria and Dhaka.

Education

founded this high school in his ancestral property named Gokarna Syed Waliuallah High School in 1915 which bestowed on the name of his same aged uncle Syed Waliullah. After that it is named Gokarna Syed Waliullah High School And College.

References

{{Brahmanbaria District

External links

* Bangladesh.jantareview.com http://bangladesh.jantareview.com * https://web.archive.org/web/20151004235106/http://www.lged.gov.bd/DistrictArea2.aspx?Area=UnionParishad&DistrictID=14 Villages in Brahmanbaria District Villages in Chittagong Division