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DISTRICT : GOPALGANJ

DISTRICT CODE : 035

 

  General information

Land Area 1490 (Sq. Km.)
No. Of Upazilas 5
No. Of Unions 105
Population Information Male 580000
Female 572000
Children
Under 5 Yrs
Total Population 1152000
Literacy 50.5%
Present Sanitation Coverage 99.91%
Present Water Supply Coverage
No. Of Unions Achieved 100% Sanitation Coverage Declared by GoB
Information Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (Population Census-2001)
Last Update : August 2007

  Geographical information

Geo Hydrological Area Shallow Water Table, Coastal 
Topographic Condition Low land, Water logging 
Ground Water Supply Related Problem Arsenic, Iron, Saline 
Natural Calamities Flood, Storm 



 Feasible type of latrine
SN  Latrine Name
1. Direct single pit latrine using Motka
2. Offset pit latrine using gutter and PVC pipe (Simple pit)
3. Single pit offset VIP latrine (Using pitchers as pan and earthen pit lined with bamboo fence)
4. Reed Odorless Earth Closet (ROEC) using gutter and PVC pipe
5. Alternative twin pit offset pour flush water seal latrine (Simple pit)
6. Single pit offset pour flush water seal latrine (Pit lined with burnt clay)
7. Single pit direct pour flush water seal latrine (Using earthen pit lined with burnt clay)
8. Single pit direct pour flush water seal latrine (Using earthen pit)
9. Alternative twin pit offset flush water seal latrine (Pit lined with RCC ring)
10. Single pit offset pour flush water seal latrine (Pit lined with RCC ring)
11. Single pit direct pour flush water seal latrine (Using RCC ring)






  Who is doing what in the District
 NAME Local Address Programs Period
  Green Environmental Products & Mitigation Consultants B. K. HawladerDesignation: Research AssistantContact Address: Gokulnagar, Bishmail, Savar, DhakaTel: 01199843248E-mail: thepaltan1@yahoo.com

Arsenic Mitigation

January'91
to
       

LEGEND ■ GOV ■ NGO ■ PNGO ■ DONOR    ■ INT' AGENCY


Sanitation Coverage
 

Title

  No. %
According to
Baseline Survey from
Oct' 2003 - Mar' 2007 		Total number of Households
187026
House holds using hygienic Latrine
69296
37.05
House holds using unhygienic Latrine
43257
23.13

Advancement of Sanitation Activities from
January'07 to March'07

Conversion on unhygienic latrine to hygienic Latrine
0
0
Installed latrine by DPHE
0
0
Installed latrine by 20% finance from Upzilla parishad
0
0
Installed latrine by own finance of Union parishad  
0
0
Installed latrine by own finance of  Village Govt.
0
0
Installed latrine by NGO’s
0
0
Installed latrine by individual initiative
0
0
Installed latrine from different sources
0
0
House holds using hygiene Latrine
0
0
Upto March'2007 Overall House holds using hygienic Latrine
Information Source:  Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)  
Last Update : April 2007