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Gangni Upozila

Gangni Upazila (meherpur district) with an area 341.58 sq km, is bounded by daulatpur (Kushtia) upazila on the north, alamdanga and meherpur sadar upazilas on the south, mirpur (Kushtia) 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 (Town) consists of 5 mouzas. It has an area of 22.86 sq km. 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.

Archaeological heritage: Shaharbati Neelkuthi (1859) and Gosaidubi Mosque at Karamdi.Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave 2 (Kazipur and Tepukhali playground)

Religious institutions: Mosque 232, temple 12, church 6.

Literacy and educational institutions: As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Gangni has a population of 229138. Males constitute are 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117027.Average literacy 25.23%; male 27.36%, female 23.11%. Old educational institutions are Hoglabaria High School and Gangni High School.

Cultural organizations: Public library 4, rural club 10, playground 20.Main occupations Agriculture 38.19%, agricultural laborer 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 crop19.2%; 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.,

Main crops: Paddy, jute, wheat and tobacco, Maze. Vegetables etc

 Extinct and nearly extinct crops: Indigo, arhar, kheshari.

Main fruits: Mango, litchi, jack fruit,palm, berry.

Fisheries & dairies : poultry Fishery3 and hatchery 2, poultry 35, dairy 15.

Communication facilities Roads: bituminous 200 km, semi bituminous 385 km, mud road 927 km.

Transport : Bus, van ,rickshaw ,Easy bike , Nochi mon , etc

Manufactures: Flour mill 31, ice factory20.Hats, bazars and fairs
 * Total number of hats and bazars are 31, most noted of which are Gangni and Bamundi.

Main Export: Tobacco, paddy, jute and wheat, mango, jack fruit,vegetables etc.