Gurudaspur Upazila
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Gurudaspur গুরুদাসপুর |
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| Upazila | |
 Gurudaspur
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| Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°15′E / 24.367°N 89.250°ECoordinates: 24°22′N 89°15′E / 24.367°N 89.250°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Natore District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 173,276 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Gurudaspur |
Gurudaspur (Bengali: গুরুদাসপুর) is an Upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Gurudaspur Upazila area 199.40 km2, located in between 24°18' and 24°27' north latitudes and in between 88°04' and 89°19' east longitudes. It is bounded by Singra and Tarash upazilas on the north, Baraigram upazila on the south, Tarash and Chatmohar upazilas on the east, Natore Sadar Upazila on the west. It has 32851 households.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gurudaspur has a population of 173276. Males constitute 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Gurudaspur has an average literacy rate of 23.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Museum at village Khubjipur (1978), Chalan Beel Museum, Mosque at village Palshura Patpara, Mughal Mosque at village Piplar, Kusumhati Mosque (Sultanate period), Chapila Shahi Mosque, Gopinathpur Jami Mosque.
Gurudaspur Thana was formed in 1917 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984. Gurudaspur has 9 Unions/Wards, 118 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 102 villages.
Ward
Mahalla
Population
Density
(per km2)
Literacy rate (%)
9
18
29110
2142
46.0
Khubjipur 60
5199
8423
8180
37.77
Chapila 27
8768
16339
15567
34.77
Dharabarisha 40
7894
14811
14583
32.11
Nazirpur 81
10678
18945
18072
33.83
Biaghat 13
10984
10649
10416
28.89
Moshinda 67
5769
14826
14307
30.71
Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
References Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Gurudaspur Upazila 2007.
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