[4] It is located on the Meghna river delta, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the capital city of Dhaka.

[citation needed] Bangladeshi soldiers from Gazaria fought at Bhabercha, Baluakand and Baushia under the leadership of Rafiqul Islam and interrupted communication along the highway by destroying the bridge at Bhaterchar in August 1971, obstructing the advancement of the Pakistani army.

Gazaria had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.19%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1006 females per 1000 males.

Gazaria Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Baluakandi, Baushia, Gajaria, Guagachia, Hosendee, Imampur, Tengarchar, and Vaberchar.

[8] In 2001 Gazaria had a literacy rate of 32.7% (counting people over the age of 7), compared to national figures of 32.4%.