Gafargaon Upazila

Gafargaon
গফরগাঁও
Upazila
Bridge over Old Brahmaputra in Gafargaon
Bridge over Old Brahmaputra in Gafargaon
Location of Gafargaon
Coordinates: 24°25′N 90°33′E / 24.417°N 90.550°E / 24.417; 90.550
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictMymensingh District
Area
 • Total
166.66 km2 (64.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
275,000
 • Density1,650/km2 (4,270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
2230
Area code09025
Websitegafargaon.mymensingh.gov.bd
Gaffargaon Upazila mauza geocode map

Gafargaon (Bengali: গফরগাঁও) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gafargaon is located at 24°25′00″N 90°33′00″E / 24.4167°N 90.5500°E / 24.4167; 90.5500. It has 73,130 households and total area is 401.16  km2. Trishal on the north, Nandail in the east, Hossainpur upazila of Kishoreganj District, South Gafargaon on the south, and Trishal and Bhaluka upazilas on the west. Nearly three sides of the border are surrounded by the River Old Brahmaputra, with Kalivana to the south and Sutia to the west. Just land on the north.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1981 318,705—    
1991 379,803+19.2%
2001 413,488+8.9%
2011 430,746+4.2%
2022 463,253+7.5%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Religions in Gafargaon Upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.64%
Hinduism
 
 1.35%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Gafargaon Upazila had 118,365 households and a population of 463,253. 10.07% of the population were under 5 years of age. Gafargaon had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.98%: 73.65% for males and 72.37% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.86 males for 100 females. 80,544 (17.39%) lived in urban areas.

Administration

Gafargaon Upazila consists of Gafargaon Municipality and fifteen union councils. The union councils are further subdivided into 202 mauzas and 214 villages.


Gafargaon Municipality and 7 union councils under Gafargaon Upazila


Gafargaon Municipality is organized into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.

Infrastructure

Health and hospitals

Upazila Health Complex: 1

Upazila Health and Family Welfare Center: 16

Number of beds: 50

Family planning

Health and Family Welfare Center: 11

Family planning clinic: 1

The number of fertile couples: 84,833

Education

According to Banglapedia, Kandipara Askar Ali High School, founded in 1906, is a notable secondary school.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Gaffargaon Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "General information". Gafargaon Upazila. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Mymensingh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-226-9.
  7. ↑ "Administrative Map of Gafargaon". Mymensingh District Portal. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Jabbar, Abdul". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 October 2026.