Gopalganj, Bangladesh

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Gopalganj
গোপালগঞ্জ
City and Municipality
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Gopalganj
Coordinates: 23°01′N89°49′E / 23.01°N 89.82°E / 23.01; 89.82
CountryFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka
District Gopalganj
Upazila Gopalganj Sadar
Area
 • Total16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total51,346
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)

Gopalganj is a city in Gopalganj District in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. [2] Spanning an area of 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km2), the city serves as the headquarters of Gopalganj District and Gopalganj Sadar Upazila.

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Demographics

Religions in Gopalganj (2011) [1]
ReligionPercent
Islam
 
73.53%
Hinduism
 
23.89%
Christianity
 
2.52%
Other or not stated
 
0.06%

At the time of the 2011 census, Gopalganj Paurashava had 11,600 households and a population of 51,346. 10,445 (20.34%) were under 10 years of age. Gopalganj had a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 78.62%. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Community Tables: Gopalganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  2. ↑ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2008-07-14.


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