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'''Ghior Upazila''' ([[Manikganj District|manikganj district]]) area 145.95 sq km, located in between 23°47' and 23°57' north latitudes and in between 89°49' and 89°59' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Daulatpur Upazila (Manikganj District)|daulatpur]] ([[Manikganj District|manikganj]]) upazila on the north, [[Shivalaya Upazila|shibalaya]] and [[Harirampur Upazila|harirampur]] upazilas on the south, [[Manikganj Sadar Upazila|manikganj sadar]] and [[Saturia Upazila|saturia]] upazilas on the east, Shibalaya and Daulatpur (Manikganj) upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 138479; male 69171, female 69308; Muslim''' '''119403, Hindu 19042, Buddhist 21 and others 13.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Dhaleshwari River|dhaleshwari]], Kaliganga, [[Ichamati River|ichamati]], Gangdubi; Bairagir Beel is notable.

''Administration'' Ghior Thana was formed in 1919 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| 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
|-
|
-
|
7
|
170
|
186
|
6405
|
132074
|
949
|
70.85
|
48.61
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
4.24
|
2
|
6405
|
1511
|
70.85
|}
{| 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
|-
|
Ghior
|
4649
|
11707
|
11361
|
59.54
|-
|
Nali
|
4976
|
7366
|
7502
|
46.52
|-
|
Paila
|
5170
|
9869
|
9840
|
45.87
|-
|
Baratia
|
5137
|
10048
|
10106
|
48.69
|-
|
Baniajuri
|
4893
|
11408
|
11698
|
57.37
|-
|
Baliakhora
|
5768
|
9862
|
9887
|
47.92
|-
|
Singjuri
|
5136
|
8911
|
8914
|
36.17
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Neelkuthi at village Sreebari Baratia, Bauddha-vihara at Panchthubi.'

[[Image:GhiorUpazila.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
''History of the War of Liberation'' During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971 forty three villagers were killed by the Pak Army on 22 November at village Terasree.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Memorial plate 1, memorial monument 1.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 118, temple 64, tomb 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 49.66%; male 54.32%, female 45.05%. Noted educational institutions: Ghior DN High School (1929), Terassree KN High School (1922), Baniajuri High School (1945), Singjuri High School (1966).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, club 83, cinema hall 1, theatre group 2, jatra party 1.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 54.03%, non-agricultural labourer 3.01%, industry 1.86%, commerce 16.24%, transport and communication 3.84%, service 11.94%, construction 2.16%, religious service 0.34%, rent and remittance 1.04% and others 5.54%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 59.06%, landless 40.94%; agricultural landowner: urban 70.17% and rural 58.54%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, mustard, potato, onion, garlic, chilli, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Kaun, sesame, linseed, paira (millet), indigo.

''Main fruits'' Lemon, mango, jackfruit, papaya, banana, guava, kamranga.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Dairy 15, poultry 250.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 34.37 km, semi-pucca road 1.40 km, mud road 236.86 km; bridge 47, culvert 42.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock and buffalo cart.

''Noted manufactories'' Flour mill, particle board, bidi factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving, bamboo and cane work, wood work, tailoring.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 24, fairs 11, most noted of which are Ghior Hat, Ghior Rath Mela, Dol Mela at Narchi, Nimai Chand Mela at Pukuria.

''Main exports'' Onion, garlic, chili, vegetables.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 28.40% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 95.19%, tap 1.07%, pond 0.31% and others 3.43%.

''Sanitation'' 48% (rural 46.41% and urban 81.64%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 48.06% (rural 49.49% and urban 17.84%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 3.94% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 8, family planning centre 6, clinic 4, veterinary hospital 1.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[Proshika|proshika]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Madhusudan Saha]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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