Businesses in Gafargaon

Categories in Gafargaon

Mobile Phone Repair Shop Market Pharmacy Shopping

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Gafargaon

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Pharmacies and drug stores	8
Shopping	8

Gafargaon Facts

Area	353.4 km²
Population	494,211
Male Population	241,432 (48.9%)
Female Population	252,779 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+132.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+26.4%
Median Age	22.2 years (Male: 21, Female: 23.1)
Area Codes	9025
Local Time
Timezone	Bangladesh Standard Time
Lat & Lng	24.43200, 90.55850
Postal Codes	1745, 1747, 1748

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Gafargaon Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	212,358	317,665	391,103	466,707	494,211
Population Density	600.8 / km²	898.8 / km²	1,106.6 / km²	1,320.5 / km²	1,398.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gafargaon Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 19.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gafargaon	+119.8%	+46.9%	+19.3%
Dhaka Division	+190%	+81.3%	+37.6%
Bangladesh	+125.7%	+51.8%	+22.6%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gafargaon Median Age

Median Age: 22.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Gafargaon	22.2 yrs	23.1 yrs	21 yrs
Dhaka Division	23.9 yrs	23.5 yrs	24.5 yrs
Bangladesh	23.2 yrs	23.3 yrs	23.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Gafargaon Population Density

Population Density: 1,398 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Gafargaon	494,211	353.4 km²	1,398 / km²
Dhaka Division	42.1 million	20,514.3 km²	2,052 / km²
Bangladesh	160.5 million	139,726.1 km²	1,149 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gafargaon Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Gafargaon

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Gafargaon CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Gafargaon	262,324 tn	0.53 tn	742.2 tons/km²
Dhaka Division	23,931,754 tn	0.57 tn	1,166.6 tons/km²
Bangladesh	86,978,104 tn	0.54 tn	622.5 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Gafargaon CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	262,324 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.53 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	742.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/26/19	4:49 AM	3.7	47.9 km	10,000 m	19km E of Mirzapur, Bangladesh	usgs.gov
11/8/17	4:50 AM	4.9	82.9 km	29,510 m	28km N of Agartala, India	usgs.gov
9/7/17	2:32 PM	4.1	99.2 km	36,670 m	27km S of Tura, India	usgs.gov
10/19/16	7:20 AM	4.4	77.2 km	29,790 m	33km NNW of Baniachang, Bangladesh	usgs.gov
12/21/15	11:52 PM	4	3.1 km	14,160 m	2km SSE of Gafargaon, Bangladesh	usgs.gov
3/18/12	2:56 AM	4.5	90.6 km	44,000 m	Bangladesh	usgs.gov
11/18/08	11:00 PM	3.8	94.3 km	35,000 m	Tripura, India region	usgs.gov
7/26/08	6:51 PM	4.8	39.5 km	17,500 m	Bangladesh	usgs.gov
5/8/08	10:20 PM	3.9	81.3 km	30,600 m	India-Bangladesh border region	usgs.gov
3/20/08	1:15 PM	3.8	81.8 km	35,000 m	Bangladesh	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Dhaka

Pop. 10,356,50081.4 km

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