Gomostapur Upazila


Gomastapur is an upazila of Nawabganj District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Unlike most districts and upazilas of Bangladesh, Its headquarter is Rohanpur, a municipal town.

Geography

Gomastapur is located at. It has 62,938 households and a total area of.
Gomastapur Upazila is bounded by Habibpur CD block in Malda district, West Bengal, India and Porsha Upazila, in Naogaon District, on the north, Niamatpur Upazila in Naogaon district and Nachol Upazila on the east, Nachol Upazila and Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj on the south, and Bholahat Upazila, Shibganj Upazila and Habibpur CD block on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Gomastapur Upazila had 76,403 households and a population of 304,184. 9.79% of the population were under 5 years of age. Gomastapur had a literacy rate of 70.47%: 69.76% for males and 71.14% for females, and a sex ratio of 96.22 males for every 100 females. 71,320 lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 10,825, of which Oraon are 5772 and Santal 1342.
According to the 2011 [Bangladesh census|2011 Census of Bangladesh], Gomastapur Upazila had 62,938 households and a population of 275,823. 61,733 were under 10 years of age. Gomastapur had a literacy rate of 41.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1023 females per 1000 males. 58,624 lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 4,219, of which Santal were 1,537.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gomastapur has a population of 191,972. Males constitute 50.66% of the population, and females 49.34%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 96,032. Gomastapur has an average literacy rate of 32.9%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Gomastapur Upazila is divided into Rohanpur Municipality and eight union parishads: Alinogor, Bangabari, Boalia, Chowdala, Gomastapur, Parbotipur, Radhanogor, and Rohanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 234 villages.
Rohanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 33 mahallas.

Education

The major educational institutes in Gomastapur are:

Notable people