Gomostapur Upazila

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At a Glance

General information

District		Chapainawabganj
Upazila		Gomastapur
Boundaries		It is bordered by India on the north, Porsha and Niamatpur upazilas on the east, Shibganj upazila on the south and Bholahat upazila on the west.
Distance from district headquarter		35 km.
Area		318.13 sq km
Population		275823 (approximately) (as of 2011 census)
	Male	136321 (approximately) (according to 2011 census)
	Female	139502 (approximately) (according to 2011 census)
Population density		755 (per sq km)
The total number of voters is		151748
	The number of male voters is	73748
	The number of female voters is	78430
Annual Population Growth Rate		1.38% (2011 Census)
Total families (households) are		82970
Constituency		44 Chapainawabganj-2
villages		226
mouzas		166
Union		08
municipality		01
official orphanage		No
non-government orphanages		03
mosques		471
Temple and churches		The temple also has 27 churches and 1 church
Rivers		Two rivers (Purnabhava and Mahananda)
Hat-bazaar		22
bank branches		10
Post Office / Sub Post Office		10
telephone exchange		01
small cottage industries		935
big industry		There is no big industry

Agriculture related

Relating to education
government primary schools	120
non-government primary schools	38
community primary schools	20
Junior High Schools	6
High schools ( co-educational)	41
high schools (girls)	3
Dakhil Madrasa	16
Alim Madrasa	7
Fazil Madrasa	4
Kamil Madrasa	2
College (co-curriculum)	9
College (girls)	1
Literacy rate among the town people is	85%.
	Male	68%
	Female	62%

Health related
Upazila health complex		1
Upazila health and family welfare centers		16
The number of beds is		50
The number of sanctioned posts of doctors is		37
Number of working doctors		UHC 17, Union level 16, UHFPO 1 Total = 34
The number of senior nurses is		15, Working = 13 people
The number of assistant nurses is		1

Land and revenue related
Mouzas		166
Union Land Office		7
Municipal land office		1
Total khas land is		171.2550 acres
Agriculture		167.39 acres
Non-agricultural		1523.22 acres
Settlement Agriculture(Agriculture)		14.71 Acres
Annual Land Development Tax (Claim)		General = 38,60,280 / - Organization = 1,88,04,747 / -
Annual Land Development Tax (collection)		General = 27,312/ - collected in July Agency = No collection in July
The number of hat-bazaars is		22

Communication related
Paved road		147.00 km
Half paved road		18.00 km
unpaved roads		494 km
The number of bridges / culverts is		466
The number of rivers is		2

Family planning
health and family welfare centers		11
family planning clinic		1
MCH Unit		1
The number of able-bodied couples is		84833

Fisheries
The number of ponds is		776
Government Fish Seed Production Farm		1
Fisheries seed production farms (non-government)		6
Annual fish demand is		6,180 MT
Annual fish production is		5,513 MT

Animal resources
Upazila veterinary center		1
The number of veterinarians is		2
artificial insemination center		1
The number of points is		3
Improved poultry farms		11
There are 10-49 chickens above Layer 800 chickens, such farms		Innumerable
Cattle farms		22
Broiler farms		96

Cooperative related
Central Cooperative Society Ltd.		1
Muktijoddha Cooperative Society Ltd.		2
Union Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd.		15
Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd.		109
Fishermen's Cooperative Society Ltd.		37
Youth Cooperative Society Ltd.		11
Shelter / Housing Multipurpose Cooperative Society		5
Krishak Samabaya Samiti Ltd.		120
Male Financeless Cooperative Society Ltd.		6
Women's Financeless Cooperative Society Ltd.		7
Small Business Cooperative Society Ltd.		2
Other Cooperative Societies Ltd.		5
Driver cooperative societies		3