Gowainghat Upazila
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Gowainghat is an Upazila of Sylhet District
Sylhet District
The district of Sylhet consists 6754 mosques, 453 temples, 96 churches and four Buddhist temples.-Places of Interests:-Historical:#The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal#The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Paran#Shahi Eidgah#Gour Govinda Fort#Kean Bridge...

 in the Division of Sylhet
Sylhet Division
Sylhet Division , also known as Greater Sylhet or Sylhet region, is the northeastern division of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet...

, 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

Gowainghat is located at 25.1028°N 91.8917°E . It has 34133 units of house hold and total area 486.1 km².

Demographics

Bangladesh census
Census
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, Gowainghat has a population of 207170. Males constitute are 51.80% of the population, and females 48.20%. Gowainghat has an average literacy rate of 22.8%. Religions: Muslim 89.2%, Hindu 8.9%, Buddhist 0.6%, Christian 0.4% and others 0.9%

According to BANGLAPEDIA:National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, land value of all Upazillas of Sylhet District. List as follows: (1). Sylhet Sadar: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 49,500 per 0.01 hectare. (2). Balaganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade cultivable land is about Tk 48,000 per 0.01 hectare. (3). Beanibazar: Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is about Tk 12,500 per 0.01 hectare. (4). Zakiganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 10,000 (per 0.01 hectare). (5). Barlekaha: Value of land Market value of first grade arable land is about Tk 7,500 per 0.01 hectare. (6). Biswanath: Value of land Market value of land of first grade is about Tk 5,000 per 0.01 hectare. (7). Fenchuganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is Tk 4500 per 0.01 hectare (8). Golabganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is around Tk 4,000 per 0.01 hectare. (9). Jaintiapur: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare). and, (10). Kanaighat: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare).

Administrative

Gowainghat has 8 Unions/Wards, 260 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 267 villages.

The unions are:
  1. Alirgaon
  2. Fatehpur
    Fatehpur Union
    Fatehpur Union is a union of Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District.- Location :North: Hathazari UnionEast: Chikandandi UnionSouth: Hathazari PourashabhaWest: Sitakunda Upazila- Population :...

  3. Lengura
  4. Nandirgaon
  5. Paschim Jaflong
  6. Purba Jaflong
  7. Rustampur
  8. Towakul
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