Gazipur Sadar Upazila

Gazipur Sadar Upazila

Gazipur Sadar (Bengali: গাজীপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Gazipu District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Gazipur Sadar is located at 24.0000°N 90.4250°E . It has 116163 households and total area 446.38 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gazipur Sadar has a population of 588492. Males constitute 53.83% of the population, and females 46.17%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 322,434. Gazipur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 43.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Gazipur Sadar Upazila Parishad located are near by Dhaka University of Engineering Technology (DUET).BIDC Road,Gazipur. Gazipur Sadar has 4 Unions, Ward 36 Mahallas/Villages

Unions are :

Pirujali union

Bhawalgor union

Baria Union

Mirzapur union

Recent results of the Gazipur Sadar Upazila Election elected:

Chairman  : Alhaj Principal Ezadur Rahman Milon

Vice Chairman : Abu Taher Musullie

Mohila Vice Chairman : Hasina Sarker

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are eight colleges in the upazila. Bhawal Badre Alam Government College is the only masters level one.[3]

According to Banglapedia, Rani Bilashmoni Govt. Boys' High School, founded in 1905, is a notable secondary school.[1]

See also

Upazilas of Bangladesh

Districts of Bangladesh

Divisions of Bangladesh