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Goalandaghat Upazila (rajbari district) with an area of 149.03 sq km, is bounded by bera and shivalaya upazilas on the north, faridpur sadar and rajbari sadar upazilas on the south, Shivalaya and
harirampur upazilas on the east, Rajbari Sadar upazila on the west.
Goalanda (Town) consists of 9 wards and 45 mahallas.
The town has an area of 4.53 sq km and a population of 32102; male 54.27%
and female 45.73%. The rate of literacy is 38%. Goalanda ferry terminal
is an important river port that connects the south-western regions of
the country with Dhaka.
Administration Goalandaghat
thana was established in 1920 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 4 union parishads, 113 mouzas and 207 villages. Population 91675; male 52.1% and female 47.9%; Muslim 93.49%, Hindu 6.17% and others 0.34%. Religious institutions Mosque 80, temple 3, graveyard 12, cremation site 5. Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 23.5%; male 27.4%, female 13%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 5, primary school 37, madrasa 17, non-formal education centre 85. Cultural organisations Public library 2, shilpakala academy 1, cinema hall 2, press club 1, club 18, theatre group 2, women's organisation 2. Main occupations Agriculture 35.14%, fishing 1.07%, agricultural labourer 20.52%, wage labourer 4.95%, commerce 15.91%, service 9.51%, transport 3.28%, industry and construction 1.33% others 8.29% Land use Cultivable land 8215 hectares; fallow land 3917 hectares; single crop 41.6%, double crop 37.7%, treble crop 20.7%. Land control Among the peasant 33.4% are landless, 29% small, 25.6% medium, 12%
rich; cultivable land per capita 0.08 hectare. Value of land Market value of land of the first grade is about 5000 to 7000 per 0.01
hectare. Main agricultural crops Paddy, jute, sugarcane, pulses. Extinct and nearly extinct crops
Rai variety of mustard oil seed. Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, guava, papaya. Fisheries, dairies, poultries Dairy 27, poultry 53, fishery 98, hatchery 1. Communication facilities Roads: pucca 13 km, semi pucca 7 km and mud road 114 km; railway 14 km; waterways 25 nautical
mile. Traditional transport
palanquin, bullock cart, horse carriage.
These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct. Manufactories Two prominent industrial establishments are the Sunipun Organics and Goalanda Textile Mills. Cottage industries
handicrafts, bamboo and cane work. Hats and bazars Total number of hats and bazars are 6. Main exports Jute, molasses, sugarcane, fish breed. NGOs activities
brac, asa, KKS, Samaj Kalyan Sangstha, Grameen Samaj Unnayan Sangstha, Ganabima Prokalpa.
Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health centre 3, family planning centre 3. [Md Abu Hasan Farooque]
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