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.GeographyGodagari is located at. It has 40011 households and total area 472.13 km².DemographicsAs 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% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.HistoryThe Deopara Prashasti, an important inscription in Sanskrit poetry describing the Sena dynasty of ancient Bengal, was discovered near the village of Deopara.Points of interestPadumsa Dighi of Raja Bijoy Sen at village Deopara, tomb of Hazrat Shah Sultan at Sultanganj, tomb of Ali Kuli Beg at Kumarpur.Marks of War of Liberation Memorial monument 1 .AdministrationGodagari thana was established in 1865 and was turned into an upazila in 1984. It consists of nine union parishads, 389 mouzas and 396 villages.Notable personalityA great saint of Islam, Sayed Nohir Uddin Ahmad Nuh is a prominent sufi who founded a spiritual place Wahidiah Kalimiah Darbar Sharif in 1981.EducationAccording to Banglapedia, Godagari School & College, founded in 1905, is a notable secondary school.