Godagari Upazila


Godagari is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. This is the place where Mahananda river fall to Padma or Ganges.

Geography

Godagari is located at . It has 40011 households and total area 472.13 km².
Godagari Upazila is bounded by Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila of Chapai Nawabganj district and Tanore Upazila on the north, Tanore and Paba Upazilas on the east, Lalgola, Bhagawangola I and Bhagawangola II CD Blocks, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, all across the Ganges/ Padma, on the south, and Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila on the west.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Godagari had a population of 330,924. Males constituted 50.24% of the population and females 49.76%. Muslims formed 87.78% of the population, Hindus 7.14%, Christians 3.41% and others 1.68%. Godagari had a literacy rate of 46.34% for the population 7 years and above.
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%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

History

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

Points of interest

Padumsa Dighi of Raja Bijoy Sen at village Deopara, tomb of Shah Sultan at Sultanganj, tomb of Ali Kuli Beg at Kumarpur,
Marks of War of Liberation Memorial monument 1.

Administration

Godagari thana was established in 1865 and was turned into an upazila in 1984. It consists of 2 municipality, 9 union parishads, 389 mouzas and 398 villages.

Education

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