Gopalpur (
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
:গোপালপুর) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Gopalpur Upazila
Gopalpur ( bn, গোপালপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography
Gopalpur is located at . It has a total area of 193.37 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, G ...
,
Tangail
Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল, ), is a major city within the Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh. It sits on the bank of the Louhajang River, north-west of Dhaka, the nation's capital. It is considered to be the main urban area of ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. The town is situated 44 km north of
Tangail
Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল, ), is a major city within the Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh. It sits on the bank of the Louhajang River, north-west of Dhaka, the nation's capital. It is considered to be the main urban area of ...
city and 127 km northwest of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...
city, the capital of Bangladesh. The town consists of 9 wards and 35 Mahallas.
Demographics
According to Population Census 2011 performed by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, The total population of Gopalpur town is 50,160. There are 12539 households in total.
Education
The literacy rate of Gopalpur town is 49.5% (Male-51.7%, Female-47.3%).
See also
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Bhuapur
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Sakhipur
References
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Populated places in Dhaka Division
Populated places in Tangail District
Pourashavas of Bangladesh
Tangail District