Gurudaspur Upazila () is an

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Geography

''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.

Demographics

According to the

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, 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. Ethnic population was 1,036. 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. As of the

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, 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.

Points of interest

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

Gurudaspur, formed as a Thana in 1917, was turned into an upazila in 1984. Gurudaspur Upazila is divided into Gurudaspur Municipality and six

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s: Biaghat, Chapila, Dharabarisha, Khubjipur, Moshinda, and Nazirpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 104 mauzas and 110 villages. Gurudaspur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18

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s. ''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

References

External links

* References Bangladesh Population Census 2001,

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