{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Gopalpur Upazila | native_name = গোপালপুর | settlement_type = [[Upazilas of Bangladesh|Upazila]] | image_skyline = 201 Dome Mosque 06.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = [[201 Dome Mosque]] | image_map = Gopalpur in Dhaka division (Bangladesh).svg | coordinates = {{coord|24|{{#expr:.5583*60 round 1}}|N|89|{{#expr:.9167*60 round 1}}|E|type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]] | subdivision_type3 = <!-- Capital --> | subdivision_name1 = [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Tangail District|Tangail]] | subdivision_name3 = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_total_km2 = 193.37 | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_total = 270333 | population_as_of = [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2022">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=399}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Bangladesh|Postal code]] | postal_code = 1990<ref name="postalcode">{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/05d22821-5b3e-49f3-896a-bc2cb1ba3cfe |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=20 October 2024 |publisher=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 |location=Dhaka |access-date=20 October 2024 |archive-date=29 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429222813/https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/05d22821-5b3e-49f3-896a-bc2cb1ba3cfe |url-status=dead }}</ref> | area_code = 09226<ref name="areacode">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rebtel.com/en/international-calling-guide/phone-codes/bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Rebtel.com |location=Stockholm, Sweden}}</ref> | website = {{URL|gopalpur.tangail.gov.bd}} | footnotes = | timezone = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]] | utc_offset = +6 }} '''Gopalpur''' ({{langx|bn|গোপালপুর}}) is an [[upazila]] of [[Tangail District]]<ref name=Banglapedia>{{citation |author=Samaresh Devnath |chapter=Gopalpur Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Gopalpur_Upazila |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref> in the Division of [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]. [[File:Gopalpur Upazila mauza geocode map - Small Area Atlas Tangail.svg|thumb|Gopalpur Upazila mauza geocode map]]
==Geography== Gopalpur is located at {{coord|24.5583|N|89.9167|E|}}. It has a total area of 193.37 km<sup>2</sup>.
==Demographics== {{Historical populations |align = center |pop_name = {{abbr|Pop. (000) |Population}} |footnote = |source = <br>Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics<ref name=census2011/> |1981 |205 |1991 |253 |2001 |274 |2011 |263 |2022 |270 }}
{{bar box |title=Religions in Gopalpur Upazila (2022)<ref name="2022census"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]]|green|96.44}} {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]]|darkorange|3.55}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.01}} }}
According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census]], Gopalpur Upazila had 74,177 households and a population of 270,333. 8.62% of the population were under 5 years of age. Gopalpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.10%: 68.18% for males and 64.17% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.90 males for every 100 females. 67,378 (24.92%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2021/Dhaka%20Division/District%20Report%20Tangail%20Full.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Tangail |date=June 2024 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-984-475-273-3 |series=District Series |location=Dhaka |pages= }}</ref>
According to the [[2011 Bangladesh census|2011 Census of Bangladesh]], Gopalpur Upazila had 63,976 households and a population of 252,331. 54,069 (21.43%) were under 10 years of age. Gopalpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.70%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1043 females per 1000 males. 50,160 (19.88%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Tangail.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |access-date=2023-12-18 |archive-date=2022-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929201707/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Tangail.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="community">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Tangail district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/C_Tangail.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
==Administration== Gopalpur Upazila is divided into [[Gopalpur, Tangail, Bangladesh|Gopalpur]] Municipality and seven [[union parishad]]s: [[Alamnagar Union|Alamnagar]], [[Dhopakandi Union|Dhopakandi]], [[Hadira Union|Hadira]], [[Hemnagar Union|Hemnagar]], [[Jhawail Union|Jhawail]], [[Mirzapur Union, Gopalpur|Mirzapur]], and [[Nagda Simla Union|Nagda Simla]]. The union parishads are subdivided into 111 mauzas and 158 villages.<ref name="census2011" />
Gopalpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 35 [[mahalla]]s.<ref name="census2011"/>
==See also== *[[Gopalpur, Tangail, Bangladesh|Gopalpur]] *[[Upazilas of Bangladesh]] *[[Districts of Bangladesh]] *[[Divisions of Bangladesh]]
==References== <references/>
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120321211836/http://www.gopalpurupazila.com/ Gopalpur Upazila Parishad]
{{Tangail District}} {{Upazilas of Dhaka Division}}
[[Category:Gopalpur Upazila| ]] [[Category:Upazilas of Tangail District]]
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