Tarail Upazila

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Tarail
তারাইল
Upazila
Tarail is located in Bangladesh
Tarail
Tarail
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°32.3′N 90°52.5′E / 24.5383°N 90.8750°E / 24.5383; 90.8750Coordinates: 24°32.3′N 90°52.5′E / 24.5383°N 90.8750°E / 24.5383; 90.8750
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictKishoreganj District
Area
 • Total136.88 km2 (52.85 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total138,488
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Tarail

Tarail (Bengali: তারাইল) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[]

Tarail is located at

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24°32′15″N 90°52′30″E / 24.5375°N 90.8750°E / 24.5375; 90.8750. It has 23232 households and total area 136.88 km2.

Demographics[]

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.[2]

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.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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