Gangni Upazila

Gangni is an Upazila of Meherpur District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Gangni Upazila with an area 341.58 km2, is bounded by daulatpur upazila on the north, alamdanga and meherpur sadar upazilas on the south, mirpur upazila on the east, Meherpur Sadar upazila and West Bengal of India on the west. Main rivers are Bhairab, Kazla. Dharla and Ilangi Beels are notable.Gangni consists of 5 mouzas. It has an area of 22.86 km2. It has a population of 19126; male 51.48% and female 48.95%. Literacy rate among the town people is 28.8%.Administration Gangni thana, now an upazila, was established in 1923. It consists of 9 union parishads, 100 mouzas, 136 village, 5 border outpost.GeographyIt has 43922 households and total area 341.98 km².DemographicsAt the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gangni had a population of 229,138, of whom 117,027 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. Gangni had an average literacy rate of 21% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.Arts and culturePublic library 4, rural club 10, playground 20. Main occupations Agriculture 38.19%, agricultural labourer 33.75%, wage labourer 4.43%, commerce 12.48%, construction 1%, service 2.7%, others 7.45%.Land use Cultivable land 26.545 hectare; fallow land 38 hectare; single crop 13.4%, double crop 67.5%, triple crop 19.2%; land under irrigation 54%.Land control Among the peasants, 14.29% are rich, 50.79% intermediate and 34.92% small; cultivable land per head 0.15 hectare.,Points of interestShaharbati Neelkuthi and Gosaidubi Mosque at Karamdi.Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave 2