Tarail Upazila

Tarail
তারাইল
Upazila
Saheb Bari Jame Masjid
Saheb Bari Jame Masjid
Location of Tarail
Coordinates: 24°32.3′N 90°52.5′E / 24.5383°N 90.8750°E / 24.5383; 90.8750
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictKishoreganj
Area
 • Total
141.43 km2 (54.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
170,085
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
2316[2]
Area code0941[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Tarail

Tarail (Bengali: তারাইল) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Tarail is located at 24°32′15″N 90°52′30″E / 24.5375°N 90.8750°E / 24.5375; 90.8750. It has 34,592 households and total area 141.43 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Tarail Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.93%
Hinduism
 
 4.06%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tarail Upazila had 34,592 households and a population of 159,739. 46,504 (29.11%) were under 10 years of age. Tarail had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 35.72%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 8,675 (5.43%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tarail has a population of 138488. Males constitute 50.41% of the population, and females 49.59%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 62143. Tarail has an average literacy rate of 17.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

Tarail Upazila is divided into Tarail Municipality and seven union parishads: Damiha, Dhala, Digdair, Jawar, Rauti, Talganga, and Tarail Sachail. The union parishads are subdivided into 75 mauzas and 116 villages.[6]

Notable person

Shafiq Riyan – Writer Rahat Khan- Journalist and Writer

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. 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. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Khan, Muhammad Tofazzel Hussain (2012). "Tarail Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kishoreganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-263-4.
  6. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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