Goalanda () is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Goalanda is located at . It has 24,613 housing units and has a total area of 121.82 km
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Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Goalanda upazila had 24,613 households and a population of 112,732. 26,622 (23.62%) were under 10 years of age. Goalanda had an average literacy rate of 40.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1053 females per 1000 males. 30,190 (26.78%) of the population lived in urban areas.
Goalanda had a population of 91,675 in the 1991 Bangladesh census. Males constitute 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. The population aged over eighteen was 44,854. Goalandaghat has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Goalanda Upazila is divided into Goalanda Municipality and four
: Chotovakla, Debugram, Doulatdia, and Uzancar. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 152 villages.
Goalanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 45 .
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
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