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'''Goalanda Upazila''' ([[Rajbari District|rajbari district]]) area 149.03 sq km, located in between 23°41' and 23°50' north latitudes and in between 89°41' and 89°51' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Bera Upazila|bera]] and [[Shivalaya Upazila|shi]][[Shivalaya Upazila|Valaya ]]upazilas on the north, [[Faridpur Sadar Upazila|faridpur sadar]] and [[Rajbari Sadar Upazila|rajbari sadar]] upazilas on the south, Shibalaya and [[Harirampur Upazila|harirampur]] upazilas on the east, Rajbari Sadar upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 117313; male 60447, female 56866; Muslim 112060, Hindu 5249 and others 4.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Padma River|padma]], Old Kumar.

''Administration'' Goalanda Thana was formed in 1920 and it was turned into an upazila in 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
|
4
|
113
|
169
|
32120
|
85193
|
787
|
47.3
|
29.8
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)
|
Ward
|
Mahalla
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
4.86
|
9
|
41
|
21147
|
4351
|
51.34
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
16.26
|
5
|
10973
|
675
|
39.07
|}
{| 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
|-
|
Ujanchar 76
|
10855
|
13652
|
12807
|
36.44
|-
|
Chhota Bhakla 19
|
3411
|
8384
|
8016
|
45.41
|-
|
Debagram 57
|
5525
|
9174
|
8666
|
24.91
|-
|
Daulatdia 38
|
13422
|
18192
|
17275
|
22.67
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:GoalandaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''History of the War of Liberation'' During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971 a number of villagers were killed by an air raid of the Pak army. On 21 April an encounter was held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army in which two freedom fighters were killed. In another encounter with the Pak army on 22 April four freedom fighters were killed in this upazila.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 34.8%; male 40.1%, female 29.1%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 5, primary school 37, madrasa 17.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, club 18, shilpakala academy 1, cinema hall 2, press club 1, theatre group 2, women organisation 2.

''Important installations'' Goalanda Ferry Ghat and Goalanda Launch Ghat.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 48%, non-agricultural labourer 4.45%, industry 0.77%, commerce 18.98%, transport and communication 6.28%, service 7.48%, construction 3.72%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.51% and others 9.64%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, sugarcane, pulse, peanut.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Rai, variety of mustard oil seed.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, guava, papaya.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 98, dairy 35, poultry 67, hatchery 1.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 24 km, semi-pucca road 12 km, mud road 160 km; railway 14 km;' waterway 25 nautical miles.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Sunipun Organics, Goalanda Textile Mills.

''Cottage industries'' Blacksmith, Potteries, bamboo and wood work, nakshi kantha, nakshi pakha.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 6, fairs 2, most noted of which are Goalanda Hat and Goalanda Mela.

''Main exports'' Jute, sugarcane molasses.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 12.62% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 95.22%, tap 0.43%, pond 0.18% and others 4.17%.

''Sanitation'' 21.44% (rural 12.62% and urban 44.46%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 70.87% (rural 79.91% and urban 47.26%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 7.69% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, union health centre 3, health and family welfare centre 3, clinic 3.

''Natural disasters'' The tornado of 1961 caused heavy damages to settlements and properties of the upazila.'

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], Samaj Kalyan Sangstha, Grameen Samaj Unnayan Sangstha. [Md Abu Hasan Farooque]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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