Gouripur Upazila


Gouripur is an upazila located in the Mymensingh District of Bangladesh.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Gouripur Upazila had 85,108 households and a population of 357,353. 10.60% of the population were under 5 years of age. Gouripur had a literacy rate of 68.21%: 70.23% for males and 66.33% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.01 males for 100 females. 40,601 lived in urban areas.

Administration

Gouripur Upazila is divided into Gouripur Municipality and ten union parishads: Achintapur, Bhangnamari, Bokainagar, Douhakhola, Gouripur, Mailakanda, Maoha, Ramgopalpur, Sahanati, and Sidhla. The union parishads are subdivided into 245 mauzas and 289 villages.
Gouripur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.

Notable people