Gangni Upazila

Gangni (Bengali: গাংনী) is an upazila of Meherpur District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Gangni গাংনী
Upazila
Gangni Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°49′N 88°45.3′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Meherpur District
Area
• Total	341.98 km^2 (132.04 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	299,607
• Density	880/km^2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Gangni

Geography

It has 43922 households and total area 341.98 km².

Main rivers are Bhairab, Kazla. Dharla and Ilangi Beels are notable. Gangni (town) consists of 5 mouzas. It has a population of 19126; male 51.48% and female 48.95%. Literacy rate among the town people is 28.8%.Administration Gangni thana, now an upazila, was established in 1923. It consists of 9 union parishads, 100 mouzas, 136 village, 5 border outpost.

Gangni Upazila is bounded by Daulatpur Upazila in Kushtia District, on the north, Daulatpur, Mirpur Upazilas in Kushtia District, and Alamdanga Upazila in Chuadanga District on the east, Alamdanga Upazila in Chuadanga District and Meherpur Sadar Upazila in Meherpur District, on the south and Karimpur II and Tehatta I CD Blocks, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the west.[2][3]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Gangni had a population of 299,607. Males constituted 49.48% of the population and females 50.52%. Muslims formed 98.615% of the population, Hindus 0.910%, Christians 0.438%, and others 0.037%. Gangni had a literacy rate of 42.21% for the population 7 years and above.[4]

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gangni had a population of 229,138, of whom 117,027 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. Gangni had an average literacy rate of 21% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[5]

Arts and culture

Public library 4, rural club 10, playground 20. Main occupations Agriculture 38.19%, agricultural labourer 33.75%, wage labourer 4.43%, commerce 12.48%, construction 1%, service 2.7%, others 7.45%.Land use Cultivable land 26.545 hectare; fallow land 38 hectare; single crop 13.4%, double crop 67.5%, triple crop 19.2%; land under irrigation 54%.Land control Among the peasants, 14.29% are rich, 50.79% intermediate and 34.92% small; cultivable land per head 0.15 hectare.,

Points of interest

Shaharbati Neelkuthi (1859) and Gosaidubi Mosque at Karamdi. Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave 2 (Kazipur and Tepukhali playground)

Administration

Gangni Upazila is divided into Gangni Municipality and nine union parishads: Bamondi, Dhankolla, Kathuli, Kazipur, Motmura, Raipur, Shaharbati, Sholotaka, and Tentulbaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 90 mauzas and 137 villages.[6]

Gangni Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas.[6]

Education

Old educational institutions are Hoglabaria High School and Gangni High School.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Rajib Ahmed (2012), "Gangni Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Gangni Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
3. "Tehsil Map of Nadia". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report Meherpur" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
5. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
6. "District Statistics 2011: Meherpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.