Godagari Upazila

Godagari গোদাগাড়ী
Upazila
Godagari Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°28′N 88°19.8′E / 24.467°N 88.3300°ECoordinates: 24°28′N 88°19.8′E / 24.467°N 88.3300°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Rajshahi District
Area
• Total	472.13 km^2 (182.29 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	217,811
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Godagari

Godagari (Bengali: গোদাগাড়ী) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.^[1] This is the place where Mahananda river fall to Padma or Ganges.

Geography

Godagari is located at 24°28′00″N 88°19′50″E / 24.4667°N 88.3306°E . It has 40011 households and total area 472.13 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Godagari has a population of 217811. Males constitute 50.88% of the population, and females 49.12%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 108869. Godagari has an average literacy rate of 27.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

History

The Deopara Prashasti, an important inscription in Sanskrit poetry describing the Sena dynasty of ancient Bengal, was discovered near the village of Deopara.^[3]

Points of interest

Padumsa Dighi (pond) of Raja Bijoy Sen at village Deopara (eleventh century), tomb of Hazrat Shah Sultan at Sultanganj (fourteenth century), tomb of Ali Kuli Beg at Kumarpur.

Marks of War of Liberation Memorial monument 1 (Sheikherpara).

Administration

Godagari thana was established in 1865 and was turned into an upazila in 1984. It consists of nine union parishads, 389 mouzas and 396 villages.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Godagari School & College, founded in 1905, is a notable secondary school.^[1]

References

1. Kaisaruzzaman, AKM (2012). "Godagari Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
3. Aksadul Alam (2012), "Deopara Prashasti", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh