Taraganj Upazila

Taragonj
তারাগঞ্জ
Upazila
Location of Taragonj
Coordinates: 25°48.7′N 89°1′E / 25.8117°N 89.017°E / 25.8117; 89.017
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictRangpur
Area
 • Total
128.66 km2 (49.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
160,895
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Taraganji, Taragonji
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5420[2]
WebsiteOfficial Website of Taragonj

Taraganj (Bengali: তারাগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Taragonj is located at 25°48′40″N 89°01′00″E / 25.8111°N 89.0167°E / 25.8111; 89.0167. It has 34,119 households and total area 128.66 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Taraganj Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 87.77%
Hinduism
 
 12.22%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Taraganj Upazila had 34,119 households and a population of 142,512. 35,477 (24.89%) were under 10 years of age. Taraganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males. 7,906 (5.55%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Taraganj has a population of 105393. Males constitute are 51.48% of the population, and females 48.52%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52373. Taraganj has an average literacy rate of 23.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Points of interest

Panoramic view of Taraganj town, 2019

Taragonj Haat is a famous & big in the northern side of Bangladesh and also it is called a business linkage place of Rangpur district. Tara BIBI's mazar is situated in the middle of the Haat. and by the name of TARA BIBI Taragonj was name and it is populated to the people.

In Sadar of Taraganj there is 50 beds hospital, One Degree College, Degree Madrasa, One Boys high school, Girls high school.

Administration

UNO: Md. Rubel Rana.[8]

Taraganj Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Alampur, Ekarchali, Hariarkuti, Kursha, and Sayar. The union parishads are subdivided into 40 mauzas and 41 villages.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ Abdul Malek (2012), "Taraganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rangpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-261-0.
  5. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rangpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Rangpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  8. ^ "Taragonj UNO". taragonj.rangpur.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-08-27.


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