Gopalpur Upazila

Gopalpur is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gopalpur is located at. It has a total area of 193.37 km².

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 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 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Gopalpur Upazila had 63,976 households and a population of 252,331. 54,069 were under 10 years of age. Gopalpur had a literacy rate of 45.70%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1043 females per 1000 males. 50,160 lived in urban areas.

Gopalpur Upazila is divided into Gopalpur Municipality and seven union parishads: Alamnagar, Dhopakandi, Hadira, Hemnagar, Jhawail, Mirzapur, and Nagda Simla. The union parishads are subdivided into 111 mauzas and 158 villages.
Gopalpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 35 mahallas.