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'''Godagari Upazila''' ([[Rajshahi District|rajshahi district]]) area 472.13 sq km, located in between 24°21' and 24°36' north latitudes and in between 88°17' and 88°33' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Nawabganj Sadar Upazila|nawabganj sadar]] and [[Tanore Upazila|tanore]] upazilas on the north, [[West Bengal|west bengal]] of India and [[Ganges River|ganges]] river on the south, [[Paba Upazila|paba]] and Tanore upazilas on the east, Nawabganj Sadar upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 279545; male 143202, female 136343; Muslim 242733, Hindu 20944, Buddhist 9476, Christian 186 and others 6206.''' '''Indigenous community such as [[Santals, The|santal]] belongs to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Padma River|padma]], [[Mahananda River|mahananda]].

''Administration'' Godagari Thana was formed in 1865 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
|-
|
2
|
9
|
389
|
398
|
37631
|
241914
|
592
|
52.12
|
40.49
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate<br>
(%)
|-
|
3.25
|
3
|
4725
|
1454
|
52.77
|}
{| 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
|-
|
Gogram
47
|
17362
|
13013
|
12469
|
43.32
|-
|
Godagari
38
|
1993
|
6907
|
6690
|
32.13
|-
|
Char
Ashariadaha 19
|
9088
|
9214
|
8089
|
33.76
|-
|
Deopara
28
|
13013
|
16666
|
15861
|
41.99
|-
|
Pakri
76
|
15799
|
16108
|
15756
|
41.16
|-
|
Basudebpur
16
|
4684
|
12291
|
12025
|
49.56
|-
|
Matikata
57
|
9775
|
200562
|
19798
|
45.01
|-
|
Mohanpur
66
|
23173
|
15780
|
15044
|
31.58
|-
|
Rishikul
85
|
14659
|
15381
|
14985
|
40.43
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:GodagariUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Buddhist Vihara (Pala period) at Uparbari Tila, tomb of Ali Kuli Beg at Kumarpur (eighteenth century), Padumsa Shiva Temple, dighi (pond) and stone inscription of Raja Bijoy Sen (eleventh century) at village Deopara, tomb of Hazrat Shah Sultan (fourteenth century, Sultanganj), Temple of Sree Sree Gaurangabari at Khetur (1582), Jaina Temple at Maguile.

''History of the War of Liberation'' An encounter was held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army on 30 March 1971 in which EPR sepoy Abdul Malek was killed. The Pak army brutally killed 31 persons on 26 and 30 May in Godagari upazila.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Memorial monument 1 (Sheikherpara).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 580, temple 21, church 9, sacred place 2. Noted religious institutions: temple of Shree Shree Gaurangobari at Khetur (1582), Ahle Hadith Jami Mosque (1949), Premtali Jami Mosque (1940), Faradpur Jami Mosque (1950), Kanthalbaria Sheikherpara Jami Mosque (1960), mazar of Premtali Shah Jangir, mazar of Jahanabad Shah Mohiuddin, mazar of Sultanganj Shah Nazar, Jaina Temple at Maguile, Shree Shree Kheturdham Tirtha.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 42.1%; male 43.6%, female 40.5%. Educational institutions: college 12, secondary school 60, primary school 140, madrasa 20. Noted educational institutions: Matikata Adarsha Degree College, Godagari School and College (1905), Godagari High School (1948), Adarsha Primary School (1913).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Periodical: Barendri.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 4, club 50, cinema hall 1, playground 1.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 69.98%, non-agricultural labourer 3.95%, industry 0.57%, commerce 11%, transport and communication 1.99%, service 4.61%, construction 1.15%, religious service 0.16%, rent and remittance 0.27% and others 6.32%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 42.39%, landless 57.61%; agricultural landowner: urban 42.92% and rural 42.31%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, wheat, black gram, sugarcane, gram, masuri (lentil), vegetables.'

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Aush paddy, sesame, mustard, kaun, linseed, rai, watermelon.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, litchi, wood-apple, palm.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Dairy 9.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 520 km, mud road 413.77 km; railway 39.21 km.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, printing press, welding factory.

''Cottage industries'' Blacksmith, potteries, brass and metal work, bamboo and cane work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 26, fairs 10, most noted of which are Godagari, Bidirpur, Premtali, Mahishalbari, Railbazar, Kankan and Rajbari hats; Premtali Khetur Mela, Sultan Shah Mela, Kankan Hat Mela, Lalitnagar Mela, Godagari Mela.

''Main exports'' Paddy, wheat, black gram, masuri (lentil), mango, jackfruit, vegetables. '

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 21.99% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 93.53%, tap 0.71%, pond 0.78% and others 4.97%.

''Sanitation'' 11.58% (rural 9.85% and urban 23.26%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 40.99% (rural 38.40% and urban 59.16%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 47.43% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 1, family planning centre 9, hospital 2.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]], Vision, [[Caritas|caritas]], [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]]. [AKM Kaisaruzzaman]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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