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Gimadanga (Bengali: গিমাডাঙ্গা) is the largest village of Patgati Union in Tungipara Upazila, Gopalganj District, Bangladesh.

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.

Education

Gimdanga Tungipara Government High School is the only secondary school in the village.

See also

References

  1. "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Community Report: Gopalganj" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয় [Secondary School]. Patagati Union (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  • Adhikārī, Rabīndranātha (2009). Gopālagañja Jelāra itihāsa o saṃskr̥ti গোপালগঞ্জ জেলার ইতিহাস ও সংস্কৃতি [Gopalganj History and Culture] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Gatidhara. OCLC 373476502.

22°54′45″N 89°53′03″E / 22.91250°N 89.88417°E / 22.91250; 89.88417


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