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'''Gangni Upazila''' ([[Meherpur District|meherpur district]]) area 341.98 sq km, located in between 23°44' and 23°52' north latitudes and in between 88°34' and 88°47' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Daulatpur Upazila (Kushtia District)|daulatpur]] ([[Kushtia District|kushtia]]) upazila on the north, [[Alamdanga Upazila|alamdanga]] and [[Meherpur Sadar Upazila|meherpur sadar]] upazilas on the south, Daulatpur (Kushtia), [[Mirpur Upazila|mirpur]] (Kushtia) and' Alamdanga upazilas on the east, Meherpur Sadar upazila and [[West Bengal|west bengal]] state of India on the west.

''Population'' Total 269085; male 137921, female 131164; Muslim 264976, Hindu 2239, Buddhist 1677 and others 193.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Bhairab River|bhairab]], [[Ichamati River|ichamati]], Mathabhanga and Kazla; Elangi Beel, Nuner Beel and Elalgari Damash Beel are notable.

''Administration'' Gangni Thana was formed in 1923 and it was turned into an upazila on 24 February 1984.'

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
1
|
9
|
103
|
143
|
23846
|
245239
|
787
|
50.00
|
35.1
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)
|
Ward
|
Mahalla
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
12.17
|
9
|
13
|
20780
|
1707.47
|
48.94
|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
22.86
|
5
|
23846
|
1043
|
50.00
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-

|
Kazipur 52

|
8771

|
19853

|
18839

|
33.54

|-
|
Kathuli 42

|
8211

|
10903

|
10544

|
31.06

|-
|
Roypur 31

|
7743

|
12530

|
11886

|
41.85

|-
|
Tentulbaria 94

|
8390

|
15202

|
14399

|
34.50

|-
|
Dhankhola 21

|
15931

|
22747

|
21847

|
35.75

|-
|
Bamandi 10

|
7216

|
11643

|
10771

|
37.22

|-
|
Matmura 63

|
11709

|
19570

|
18731

|
34.97

|-
|
Shola Taka 84

|
7046

|
11026

|
10493

|
38.67

|-
|
Shaharbati 73

|
8791

|
14447

|
13654

|
42.65
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Shaharbati Neelkuthi (1859), Gosaidubi Mosque at Karamdi.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 2 (Kazipur and Tepukhali Playground).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 245, temple 6, church 6.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 36.5%; male 38.7%, female 34.1%. Educational institutions: college 9, secondary school 68, primary school 164, kindergarten 14, community school 4, madrasa 9. Noted educational institutions: Gangni Degree College (1983), Gangni Mohila College (1995), Hoglabaria Mohammadpur Hazi Bharasuddin Secondary School (1945), Gangni Secondary School (1945).

[[Image:GangniUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]

''Cultural organisations'' Library 4, club 10, music learning institution 3, theatre group 2, cinema hall 2, playground 20.

''Tourist spots'' Bhatpara Neelkuthi and Chitla Jute Seed Farm.'

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 70%, non-agricultural labourer 2.83%, industry 0.96%, commerce 13.38%, transport and communication 1.90%, service 3.13%, construction 1.03%, religious service 0.13%, rent and remittance 0.59% and others 6.05%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 57.82%, landless 42.18%; agricultural landowner: urban 59.02% and rural 57.71%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, wheat, tobacco, maize, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Indigo, arahar, khesari pulse.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, litchi.

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

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 223.59 km, mud road 467.25 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart, horse carriage.

''Noted manufactories'' Flour mill, jute mill, ice factory.

''Cottage industries'' Weaving, blacksmith, potteries, bamboo work, wood work, nakshi kantha.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 20, fair 1, most noted of which are Garabari Hat, Tentulbaria Hat, Karamdi Hat, Kazipur Hat, Betbaria Hat, Naodapara Hat and Baishakhi Mela.

''Main exports'' Tobacco, paddy, jute, wheat.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 26.27% of the dwellings have access to electricity.'

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 92.72%, tap 1%, pond 0.16% and others 6.12%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in 12.02% out of the 31965 shallow tube-wells of the upazila.

''Sanitation'' 17.19% (rural 15.98% and urban 30.10%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 45.49% (rural 44.76% and urban 53.30%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 37.32% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic and family planning centre 6, hospital 1, clinic 5, health centre 1.

''NGO activities'' [[Proshika|proshika]], [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], Sandhani, Nijera Kari. [Rajib Ahmed]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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