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'''Gobindaganj Upazila''' ([[Gaibandha District|gaibandha district]]) area 481.66 sq km, located in between 25°15' and 25°20' north latitudes and in between 89°11' and 89°32' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Ghoraghat Upazila|ghoraghat]] and [[Palashbari Upazila|palashbari]] upazilas on the north, [[Sonatala Upazila|sonat]][[Sonatala Upazila|a]][[Sonatala Upazila|la]] and [[Shibganj Upazila (Nawabganj District)|shibganj]] (Nawabganj) upazilas on the south, [[Saghatta Upazila|saghatta]] and Palashbari upazilas on the east, [[Panchbibi Upazila|panchbibi]] and [[Kalia Upazila|kalia]] upazilas on the west. One fourth of the total area of the upazila has included in the [[Barind Tract|barind tract]].

''Population'' Total 461428; male 235622, female 225806; Muslim 427756, Hindu 29553, Buddhist 2074, Christian 148 and others 1897. Indigenous communities such as [[Santals, The|santal]], Marandi belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Karatoya River|karatoya]], [[Bangali River|bangali]], Nalua; Saat Beel is notable.

''Administration'' On 15 April 1821 Gobindaganj was included into Bogra district and 15 August it was included in the Bhabaniganj Sub Division. Gobindaganj Thana was formed in 1912 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984. Bhabaniganj Municipality was formed in 1998.

{| 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
|
17
|
339
|
375
|
31242
|
430186
|
958
|
48.2
|
37.0
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)
|
Ward
|
Mahalla
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
14.77
|
9
|
22
|
31242
|
2115
|
48.22
|}
{| 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
|-
|
Katabari
39
|
7433
|
12230
|
11746
|
34.15
|-
|
Kamdia
33
|
9393
|
11195
|
10743
|
36.21
|-
|
Kamardaha
27
|
5966
|
14688
|
13811
|
39.69
|-
|
Kochasahar
44
|
5030
|
14326
|
13636
|
41.51
|-
|
Gumaniganj
16
|
7219
|
12049
|
11381
|
38.46
|-
|
Taluk
Kanupur 94
|
7081
|
16755
|
16500
|
31.59
|-
|
Darbasta
10
|
8679
|
19063
|
18409
|
28.69
|-
|
Nakai
55
|
6174
|
13706
|
13267
|
33.40
|-
|
Fulbari
11
|
6702
|
8563
|
8464
|
35.82
|-
|
Mahimaganj
50
|
5912
|
17837
|
16625
|
42.84
|-
|
Rakhal
Buruz 67
|
11178
|
12332
|
11829
|
35.15
|-
|
Rajahar
61
|
6328
|
8044
|
8178
|
34.92
|-
|
Shakhahar
83
|
8462
|
11767
|
11341
|
47.76
|-
|
Shalmara
72
|
5318
|
11922
|
11241
|
38.04
|-
|
Shibpur
89
|
4016
|
10598
|
10041
|
37.37
|-
|
Sapmara
78
|
7062
|
8647
|
8299
|
45.19
|-
|
Harirampur
22
|
7071
|
15804
|
15149
|
33.51
|}

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

[[Image:GobindaganjUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Remnants of the Bardhan Kuthi Zamindar Bari, Pradyut Kumar Kuthibari, Masta Mosque, Sundail Mosque, Phulahar Mosque, Basudeva Mandir (1249 BS), Birat city at Kamdia, remnants of the main palace of Raja Birat.

''History of the War of Liberation'' Seven persons including Abdul Mannan (Sports Secretary of SM Hall, Rajshahi University), Bablu Mahanta and Babu Datta were killed by the Pak army' on 27 March 1971 when the students and general public attempted to destroy the Katakhali Bridge on the river Karatoya. Afterwards, the Pak army set many houses of the nearby villages on fire.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 1 (village Pakhia of Harirampur Union).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 730, tomb 10, temple 150, church 1, sacred place 5.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 37.8%; male 42.9%, female 32.5%. Educational institutions: college 8, technical college 1, law college 1, teachers training college 1, secondary school 72, primary school 239, madrasa 153. Noted educational institutions: Gobindaganj Degree College (1965), Kamdia Nurul Haque Degree College (1972), Mahimaganj Degree College (1972), Gobindaganj Mahila College (1991), Gobindaganj Multilateral High School (1912), Kamdia Bilateral High School (1921), Gobindaganj BM Girls' High School (1940), Rangpur Sugar Mills High School (1962), Birat High School (1964), Shahargachhi Girls' High School (1971), Mahimaganj Alia Madrasa (1937).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Daily: Bangalee, Katakhali; Weekly: Raja Birat, Katakhali (irregular), Khola Hawa (irregular), Motijheel (defunct).

''Cultural organisations'' Club 20, library 1, theatre group 3, cinema hall 6, women organisation 22, jatra party 10, literary organisation 7.

''Tourist spots'' Bardhan Kuthi Zamindar Bari, Birat city at Kamdia.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 66.92%, non-agricultural labourer 2.11%, commerce 11.83%, transport and communication 5.28%, service 0.15%, construction 0.93%, religious service 0.15%, rent and remittance 0.14% and others 12.49%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 59.43%, landless 40.57%; agricultural landowner: urban 46.32% and rural 60.38%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, maize, sugarcane, wheat, potato, mustard, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Aus paddy, tobacco, sweet potato, keshor (stamen).'

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, litchi, banana, coconut, papaya, bangi (melon), water-melon.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Dairy 70, poultry 50.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 185 km, semi-pucca road 37 km, mud road 984 km; railway 8 km.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Sugar mill, flour mill, ice factory, printing press, hosiery mill.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving, bamboo and cane work, shika, mat and pati making work, wood work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 27, fairs 5, most noted of which are Golapbagh, Bairagi, Phasitala, Chandpara, Sahebganj, Bagda, Birat, Char Katla, Haritala, Nakai, Rather Bazar, Krorgachha and Mahimaganj hats; Gobindaganj Baishakhi Mela, Kuthibari Baruni Mela, Phulnar Baruni Mela and Mahimaganj Mela.

''Main exports'' Paddy, rice, potato, banana, sugar.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 12.04% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 91.93%, tap 0.46%, pond 0.23% and others 7.38%.

''Sanitation'' 10.40% (rural 9.17% and urban 27.43%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 29.37% (rural 29.05% and urban 33.78%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 60.23% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 17, satellite clinic 5, eye hospital 1.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], Swanirvar, [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]], Ankur, Source and Bridge. [Bishnu Nandi]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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