Gimadanga
Gimadanga (Template:Lang-bn) is the largest village of Patgati Union in Tungipara Upazila, Gopalganj District, Bangladesh.[1][2]
History
Gimadanga was once under water, so the people lived on higher land. The village is called Gimadanga because, in the Bengali language, high land surrounded by water on every side is called danga. As the village is large, different parts are named Purbopara, Possimpara, Dokhinpara, Uttarpara, and Moddhopara.
Economy
Agriculture is the main occupation in this village, but some people are employed by the government.[3]
Education
There are four schools in the village. They include a secondary school, two primary schools, and a madrasa.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ "Population Census 2011: Gopalganj Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "Population Census 2011: Gopalganj Table C-11" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানসমূহ [Educational Institutions]. Patagati Union (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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- Adhikārī, Rabīndranātha (2009). Gopālagañja Jelāra itihāsa o saṃskr̥ti গোপালগঞ্জ জেলার ইতিহাস ও সংস্কৃতি [Gopalganj History and Culture] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Gatidhara. OCLC 373476502.
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