Gaibandha is a district of Bangladesh. Gaibandha is a part of the Rangpur Division. Gaibandha district is bounded by Bogra, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Kurigram and Jamalpur district. Gaibandha district consists of 7 Upazilas (Gaibandha Sadar Upazila, Palashbari Upazila, Fulchhari Upazila, Sadullapur Upazila, Sundarganj Upazila, Gobindaganj Upazila, Saghata Upazila), 3 Municipalities (Pourashava), 82 Union Parishad and 1249 Village.
List of upazilas in Gaibandha district(গাইবান্ধা জেলার উপজেলা সমূহঃ)
Gaibandha Sadar Upazila (গাইবান্ধা সদর উপজেলা)
Palashbari Upazila (পলাশবাড়ী উপজেলা)
Fulchhari Upazila (ফুলছড়ি উপজেলা)
Sadullapur Upazila (সাদ্যুলাপুর উপজেলা)
Sundarganj Upazila (সুন্দরগঞ্জ উপজেলা)
Gobindaganj Upazila (গোবিন্দগঞ্জ উপজেলা)
Saghata Upazila (সাঘাটা উপজেলা)
Some useful information of Gaibandha District:
District: Gaibandha
Gaibandha district Established in: 1984
Division: Rangpur division
Area : 2179.27 Sq. Km.
Total Cultivable Land : 1,49,475 Hectors
Population(2001) : 21,38,181 (Approximately)
Density: per Sq. Km.
Number of voters: 16,34,208
Number of Village: 1249
Number of Union Parishad: 82 (Union Parishad details of Gaibandha district: )
Literacy rate: 45.7% University:
Textile Institute:
Police Training Center:
Medical College:
Medical Assistant Training School: Govt. College: 3 (Gaibanda Govt. College, Gaibandha Govt. Mohila College, Gaibandha; Palashbari Govt. College, Gaibandha)
Textile Engineering College:
Homoeopathic College: 1, B.Ed college: 1
Technical School and College:
High School: Gaibandha Islamia High School, Sadullapur Multilateral Pilot High school, Belka M.C High School, Tulshighat Kashinath High School, Gaibandha etc.
Govt. High School: 4 (Gaibandha Government High School, Gaibandha Government Girl's High School, Gaibandha Government Boys' High School)
Non-govt.(MPO) High School: 376, Non-govt.(without MPO) High School: 49
Junior High School:
Primary Schools:
Government Primary Schools: 737
Registered Primary Schools: 514
Community School: 80
Madrasha: 248
Agriculture Training Institute: 1
Polytechnic Institute:
Vocational Institute: 3
Vocational School and College: 18
PTI: 1 Bank : Municipality(Pourashava) in Gaibandha District: 3 : Gaibandha Pourashava (Gaibandha Municipality), Sundarganj Pourashava (Sundarganj Municipality), Gobindaganj Pourashava (Gobindaganj Municipality), Gaibandha.
Web Portal: Gaibandha District portal
Sadar (General) Hospital: 1
Upazila Sadar Hospital: 6
Non-govt. Hospital:
Upazila Health Complex:
Union Family Planning Center: 36
TB Clinic: 1, Eye hospital: 1, Community Clinic: 55
Police Hospital: 1
Village Health Center: 1
Upazila Land Office:
Union Land Office: 63 Municipality Land Office:
Rail Station:
Major Crops: Paddy(Rice), Jute(The golden fibre of Bangladesh), Brinjal(Begun), Onion, potato, wheat, Green Chilli(moris), sugarcane, Garlic, vegetables and various types of pulses etc.
Major Fruits: Mango(Aam), Jackfruit(Kathal), Banana, guava, papaya(Pepe), Coconut(Narkel), Litchi(Lichu), Lemon(Lebu) etc.
Cinema Hall : 26
Major Rivers: Karatoya river, Tista river, Ghaghat river etc.
Diabetic Hospital:
Stadium:
Child Academy: 1, Officers club: 1, cotton mill 1, Public Library: 1, Biscuit factory 8, Shilpakola Academy: 1
Fire Service: 1
Sugar Mill: Rangpur Sugar Mill, Mahimaganj, Gobindaganj, Gaibandha.
Public Library:
Hat / Bazar : 153 (Gaibandha town, Sadullapur bazar, Naldanga bazar, Sundarganj bazar, Bamandanga bazar, Palashbari hat, Gobindhaganj bazar, Mahimaganj hat, Bonarpara bazar, Phulchhari bazar, Bharatkhali etc.) Newspaper:
Industry:
Non-government Organization (NGO) : 59 (CARE, Asha, Brac, Proshika, Gana Unnayan Kendra, Ekata, Kendra, SDS, JKS etc.
Mosque (Mosjid) : 3652
Temple (Mandir) : 240
Cyclone Center :
Homoeopathic College:
Rail Station: 15, Rail path: 72 km.
River port:
Ideal Village:
Tourist Place in Gaibandha:
Numbers of constituency: 5 (Col. Dr. Md. Abdul Kader Khan (Retd.), Honorable Member of Parliament(MP), Gaibandha-1, (Constituency 29); Mahabub Ara Begum Gini, Honorable Member of Parliament(MP), Gaibandha-2, (Constituency 30); Dr.T.I.M. Fazlay Rabbi Chowdhury, Honorable Member of Parliament(MP), Gaibandha-3, (Constituency 31); Md. Monowar Hossian Chowdhury, Honorable Member of Parliament(MP), Gaibandha-4, (Constituency 32), Advocate Md. Fazle Rabbi Miah, Honorable Member of Parliament(MP), Gaibandha-5, (Constituency 33).
Number of Upazila : 7 (Gaibandha Sadar Upazila, Palashbari Upazila, Fulchhari Upazila, Sadullapur Upazila, Sundarganj Upazila, Gobindaganj Upazila, Saghata Upazila)
Telephone Exchange:
No. of Post office:
Postal code : Gaibandha Sadar post code: 5700, Saadullapur post code: 5710, Naldanga post code: 5711, Sundarganj post code: 5720, Bamandanga post code: 5721, Palashbari post code: 5730, Gobindhaganj post code: 5740, Mahimaganj post code: 5741, Bonarpara post code: 5750, Saghata post code: 5751, Phulchhari post code: 5760, Bharatkhali post code: 5761