# Gazipur District, Dhaka Division – Upazilas, Population & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/gazipur/

District · Dhaka Division 

# Gazipur District

Gazipur District is a district (zila) of Bangladesh in Dhaka Division. It had an estimated **6,154,811 people** in 2022 on 1,815 km² (about 3,392 per km²). Its main town is Gazipur. It is divided into 6 upazilas. 649 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1,512 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,154,811people (2022)
- 1,815km²
- 6upazilas
- 1,512mapped services

## How many people live in Gazipur District?

Gazipur District had an estimated **6,154,811 people** in 2022 — 13.0% of Dhaka Division, 4th of 64 districts. There are 911 women for every 1,000 men (below the Dhaka Division figure of 960). Spread over 1,815 km², that is about **3,392 people per km²**, 3rd of 64 districts.

20.8% of people are children under 15 and 4.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 28 across Dhaka Division). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 34 children and older people.

0–4 ****442,715**

5–9 ****418,477**

10–14 ****415,944**

15–19 ****576,949**

20–24 ****842,691**

25–29 ****764,203**

30–34 ****583,498**

35–39 ****478,207**

40–44 ****388,155**

45–49 ****330,704**

50–54 ****268,309**

55–59 ****197,980**

60–64 ****156,367**

65–69 ****110,574**

70–74 ****81,890**

75–79 ****50,690**

80+ ****47,458**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Gazipur District?

Gazipur District lies in [Dhaka Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 6 other districts: [Dhaka District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/dhaka/), [Kishoreganj District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/kishoreganj/), [Mymensingh District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/mymensingh/), [Narayanganj District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/narayanganj/), [Narsingdi District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/narsingdi/) and [Tangail District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/tangail/). By area it is the 37th largest of 64 districts in Bangladesh. It covers 8.9% of [Dhaka Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/). The centre of Gazipur District is about 43 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 24.0987° N, 90.4462° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Things to see in and around Gazipur District

OpenStreetMap lists 19 named sights in Gazipur District: 8 castles and forts; 2 viewpoints; 2 zoos; 2 museums; 2 attractions; 1 nature reserve; 1 memorial; 1 monument.

- BOF Museum · museum
- BRRI Headquarter · museum
- Bismillah Lane, Historical landmark · castle or fort
- Energypac Cables Ltd. · castle or fort
- Mohua Gachtola), Historical landmark · castle or fort
- Pora Bari Madhye para, Historical landmark · castle or fort
- Rajendra Eco Resort · castle or fort
- Shabib bhuiyan global park Alhamdulilah corporations, Historical landmark · castle or fort
- Sreefalati Palace · castle or fort
- Unrestricted Freedom · castle or fort
- Bhawal National Park · nature reserve
- Rawnat,Kapasia · viewpoint
- maruntak · viewpoint
- Ashulia View Zone, Tourist attraction · attraction
- Meher Uddan Gazipur, Tourist attraction · attraction
- DUET Central Shaheed Minar · monument
- Deer Breeding Center/Mini Zoo · zoo
- Gazipur Safari Park · zoo
- Orjito Sadhinata · memorial

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Gazipur District

- Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- CurrencyTaka (BDT)
- Country calling code+880
- LanguagesBengali, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) · Dhaka29 km
- Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IXA) · Agartala84 km

### Nearest railway station

Joydebpur Junction (Gazipur City Corporation), about 11 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Dec (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:13).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Upazilas of Gazipur District

Upazila Area km² Localities Services 

[Gazipur City Corporation Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/gazipur/gazipur-city-corporation/) 320 185 928 

[Gazipur Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/gazipur/gazipur-sadar/) 138 36 76 

[Kaliakair Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/gazipur/kaliakair/) 311 47 198 

[Kaliganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/gazipur/kaliganj/) 222 159 72 

[Kapasia Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/gazipur/kapasia/) 362 169 32 

[Sreepur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/gazipur/sreepur/) 462 61 206 

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Gazipur District

Open gazetteers list **649 villages, towns and localities** in Gazipur District. The largest with a recorded population: Gazipur (2,674,697), Tungi (337,579), Kaliakair (245,121), Bānār Hāola (7,675), Bārun (5,045) and Pābur (4,684). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 24 m above sea level (median 15 m).

- Ambag
- Ara
- Atabaha
- Atlāba
- Autpāra
- Baghdi
- Bagher Bazar
- Baira
- Baktārpur
- Baldha
- Baliādi
- Balākona
- Bandān
- Bangangāchh
- Bara Bhabānīpur
- Bara Chāla
- Bara Deora
- Bara Kāika
- Bara Kālāmpur
- Bara Rāmpur
- Bara Rāthura
- Barabola
- Baragaon
- Barahar
- Barahara
- Barajona
- Barakāu
- Barami
- Baranagar
- Baranāl
- Barihāti
- Barjāpur
- Barmi
- Bartul
- Bartul Tek
- Barāba
- Barāma
- Barāya
- Basugaon
- Basura
- Bauna
- Begunhāti
- Behāiduār
- Beldia
- Belāsi
- Berua
- Berābāri
- Betua
- Bhabanipur
- Bhadratola
- Bhawal Mirzapur
- Bhetair
- Bhikanpur
- Bhikārtek
- Bhiti Bāgun
- Bhogra
- Bholānāthpur
- Bhora
- Bhuleswar
- Bhunjāba
- Bhādām
- Bhāiāsuti
- Bhākoādi
- Bhākrāl
- Bhānnāra
- Bhārāripāra
- Bhārārul
- Bhātgati
- Bhātira
- Bhātulia
- Bhāumān
- Bilasāra
- Bindān
- Birahi
- Birua
- Bisaiya Kuribāri
- Bishnupur
- Boali
- Board Bazar
- Bokrān Manipur
- Borān
- Boāli
- Brāhmangaon
- Bāde Kalameswar
- Bāde Palasana
- Bādrābāri
- Bāgdi
- Bāghendia
- Bāgherhāt
- Bāghia
- Bāgia
- Bāgua
- Bāhādursādi
- Bāimāil
- Bāimākānda
- Bāligaon
- Bāliāra
- Bāluchākuli
- Bāmangaon
- Bāmankhola
- Bāmni Chhāmni
- Bāndhābāri
- Bāndākhola
- Bāngura
- Bāngālgaon
- Bāngālhāola
- Bānkhaira
- Bānsbāri
- Bānskopa
- Bānstali
- Bānār Hāola
- Bāpta
- Bāraigaon
- Bāraipāra
- Bārenda
- Bāria
- Bārishāba
- Bāriādi
- Bāriāli
- Bāruipāra
- Bārun
- Bārāid
- Bāsan
- Bāsiārati
- Bāsudebpur
- Bāsāir
- Bāsākair
- Bāuni
- Chaitanyapur
- Chak Bhādām
- Chamurkhi
- Chandona
- Chandpāra
- Chandra
- Chandālhāta
- Chandāra
- Changerbāid
- Chapair
- Char Aicha
- Char Bāgua
- Char Daulatpur
- Char Durlabh Khān
- Char Mirpur
- Char Nilākhi
- Char Sanmānia
- Char Ālinagar
- Charbahar
- Charerkhola
- Chatar
- Cherag Ali
- Cheugana
- Chhailādi
- Chhayadāna
- Chheldra
- Chhikalia
- Chhota Deora
- Chhota Gobindapur
- Chhota Joynagar
- Chhota Kākar
- Chhota Kāthāldia
- Chhota Rāthura
- Chhota Sonārua
- Chhātiāni
- Chilani
- Chināduli
- Chupāir
- Chuāriākhala
- Chākail
- Chāmudda
- Chāndara
- Chāndkhola
- Chāndna
- Chāndpur
- Chāndul
- Chāndāia
- Chāonban
- Chāphād
- Chāpuria
- Chāpāir
- Chārbaria
- Chātārbāg
- Dakshin Bhādārti
- Dakshin Dighādia
- Dakshin Pānisāil
- Dakshin Rajnagar
- Dakshin Sālna
- Dakshinbhāg
- Dakshingaon
- Dalinagar
- Dalisota
- Damdama
- Dari Baldha
- Dari Bhākoādi
- Dari Khozekhāni
- Dari Merun
- Dari Nāsra
- Darisom
- Dasyu Nārāyanpur
- Dattapāra
- Daulatpur
- Daulgaon
- Daulia
- Defulia
- Degerchāla
- Demarpāra
- Demra
- Deona
- Deopāra
- Deotala
- Dhaljora
- Dhamla
- Dhanua
- Dhanun
- Dharpāra
- Dhirāsrām
- Dholāsādhukhān
- Dhopāpāra
- Dhuligara
- Dhāljora
- Dhāndhār Char
- Dhānpur
- Dighir Kānda
- Dighua
- Dighāba
- Doāibāri
- Doānir Tek
- Duburia
- Dumdia
- Durgāpur
- Dākhilkhān
- Dāora
- Dāri Bōgun
- Dārāil
- East Arishpur
- Ekdāla
- Ekuria
- Ekuta
- Firinda
- Fulbaria
- Gajāria
- Galāchipa
- Galān
- Gazipur
- Gazipur City Corporation
- Gazipura
- Gazārchāp
- Ghatkuri
- Ghighāt
- Ghilāsāir
- Ghorsāba
- Ghoshara
- Ghosherkāndi
- Ghāgatia
- Goailbari
- Gobindabāri
- Gobindapur
- Gopālpur
- Gosinga
- Gosāingaon
- Gusulia
- Gutia
- Gutiāra
- Gāchha
- Gāorāi
- Gārāran
- Gārāria
- Gāzipura
- Haridebpur
- Hijālia
- Himārdighi
- Hotapara
- Hydarābād
- Hāiljor
- Hārbāid
- Hārināl
- Hāriādi
- Ichhāli
- Ichhāpur
- Ichhār Kāndi
- Islāmpur
- Iswadda
- Iswarpur
- Itāhāta
- Jahangirpur
- Jamuna
- Jaynārāyanpur
- Jirāitali
- Jogitala
- Joydebpur
- Jugali
- Junia
- Jurail Bil
- Jāba
- Jāigir
- Jājhar
- Jālisa
- Jālār Char
- Jāmāldia
- Jāmālpur
- Jāmālpur Chak
- Jāngālia
- Jāthila
- Kadda Nāndut
- Kahetpāra
- Kalameswar
- Kaliakair
- Kaliganj
- Kalun
- Kalāpātua
- Kapashia
- Kapasia
- Karamtala
- Karandia
- Kardania
- Karihāta
- Karnapur
- Karān
- Kashimpur
- Kauchān
- Kayer
- Kenduāba
- Kesarita
- Ketun
- Kewa
- Khaikara
- Khalāpāra
- Khanjana
- Khartail
- Khilgaon
- Khirāti
- Khudādia
- Khundia
- Khurāid
- Khāita
- Khālikair
- Khālisājāni
- Kirtania
- Kirtibāsdi
- Kodda
- Kolābāri
- Konabari
- Konāpāra
- Kot Bhādum
- Kotbājālia
- Kuchilābāri
- Kudāba
- Kulthun
- Kumun
- Kumārdoba
- Kunia
- Kurulia
- Kusdi
- Kusādia
- Kājāhāzi
- Kākoāsi
- Kāliganj
- Kālihāsi
- Kāliāba
- Kālni
- Kāmra
- Kāmārgaon
- Kāmāria
- Kāmārjuri
- Kānāia
- Kāorāid
- Kāsera
- Kāsurgar
- Kātali
- Kāthora
- Kāthālia
- Kāulito
- Kāundia
- Lakshandia
- Lakshmipur
- Latifpur
- Lodaria
- Lohakair
- Lohādia
- Lohāgāchh
- Lohāgāchhia
- Lonāba
- Lāgālia
- Madhyapara
- Madhyapāra
- Madhyāchak
- Mahishertek
- Maijgaon
- Mairān
- Maishādhāmna
- Maisān
- Malibanda
- Mantala
- Markun
- Marās
- Mathbāri
- Mawna
- Medi Āsulāi
- Meghdubi
- Merua
- Miraspur

…and 249 more.

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Gazipur District

Named natural and historic features inside Gazipur District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Bānār River
- Goāllar Khāl
- Iubundha River
- Kāorāid River
- Sāldha River
- Tungi Khāl

### Getting around

4 railway stations.

- Mogarkhāl
- Rājendrapur
- Tongi
- Ārikhola

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Gazipur District and the best time to visit

In Gazipur District, the warmest month is May (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C). About 2,181 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (404 mm) and the driest Jan (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 10 

Feb 22 21 

Mar 27 54 

Apr 30 176 

May 30 310 

Jun 29 387 

Jul 28 404 

Aug 28 327 

Sep 28 271 

Oct 26 176 

Nov 23 31 

Dec 19 16 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gazipur District

Places mapped inside Gazipur District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals215
- Banks130
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps100
- Hotels110
- Shopping malls49
- Schools279
- Colleges and universities157
- Cinemas8
- Pharmacies115
- Restaurants298
- Police stations29
- Dental clinics21

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Gazipur District?In Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Gazipur District?6,154,811 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Gazipur District?About 27 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Gazipur District?About 3,392 people per km²
- What borders Gazipur District?Dhaka District, Kishoreganj District, Mymensingh District, Narayanganj District, Narsingdi District and Tangail District
- What is there to see in Gazipur District?Ashulia View Zone, Tourist attraction, BOF Museum, BRRI Headquarter, Bhawal National Park
- What time zone is Gazipur District in?UTC+6
- What currency is used in Gazipur District?Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Gazipur District?Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Gazipur District?649 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Gazipur District?Settlements lie between 5 m and 24 m
- What is the best time to visit Gazipur District?November to March
- How many hospitals are in Gazipur District?215 mapped
- How many banks are in Gazipur District?130 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Gazipur District?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Gazipur District?100 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gazipur District?BD3033 (OCHA common operational dataset)