Gaffargaon is an Upazila of Mymensingh District

Mymensingh District

Mymensingh is one of the districts of Dhaka division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya state of India and Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur district, on the east by districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj, and on the west by districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail...

 in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Gaffargaon is located at 24.4167°N 90.5500°E. It has 73,130 units of house hold and total area 401.16 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Gaffargaon has a population of 379,803. Males constitute are 51.04% of the population, and females 48.96%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 184,633. Gaffargaon has an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administrative

Gaffargaon has 15 Unions/Wards, 203 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 218 villages. One of the most prominent union is Moshakhali. Lots of great people born in this small area contributed enormously for its development. Mohammad Shahjahan Mondal of village Maizhaty is working for the IT sector development in Goffargaon. There are beautiful villages in the bank of the river Brahmmaputra including the village Basia. If you like to feel the nature please come and visit Gaffargaon.

Noble People of Gaffargaon

• Vasa Shahid Abdul Jabbar
• Professor Md Abdul Hadi - Former V.C Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, President - Bangladesh Medical Assosiation
• Dr Hamidul Haque.,Join secretary of UNFA Under Of United Nation.' Vill:-Dugachia of Gaffargaon Union.
• Dr Fakhrul Islam, a renowned agricultural scientist
• Dr. Syed Abdus Samadm, Former Principle Secretary of Bangladesh government
• [S.M.Momtaz Uddin]Freedom fighter,(Ret Revenue Officer)Dhaka Wasa.Village- Tololy,Union-Niguary,PS-Gaffargaon.
• Altaf Hossain Golondaz. Ex. Member of Parliament