Gouripur is a small town in northern
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 headquarters of
Gouripur Upazila,
Mymensingh District
Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is a district in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya, a state of India and the Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur District, on the east by the districts of Ne ...
,
Mymensingh Division
Mymensingh Division ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 11,370,000 as of the 2011 census. It was created in 2015 from districts prev ...
, it is from
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 ...
, from
Mymensingh
Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north- ...
, and from the border with the
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n state of
Meghalaya
Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...
. In Gouripur there is an important
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
on the
Narayanganj-Bahadurabad Ghat Line. The town is surrounded by several small valleys between high forests. The temperature ranges from , and the annual rainfall averages .
Gouripur House
Gouripur House is around hundred year old haveli built by then local zamindar Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury.
Brajendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury and his son Birendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury, were known for their interest in Indian classical music.
Post partition property seems to be owned by Sonali Bank Bangladesh.
Places Of interest
* Shrine of Nizam Aulia
* Fort of Bokai
*Nagar
* Shrine of Heroine Sakhina
* Tajpur Fort
* Ramgopalpur Zeminder House & The Lion Door
* Gouripur R.K High School
* Gouripur Govt. College
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Bangladesh
This article presents a list of cities and towns in Bangladesh. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives of Bangladesh, there are 532 urban centres in Bangladesh.
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References
Populated places in Mymensingh District
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