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
 • Total141.43 km2 (54.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total159,739
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/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 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 (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.69%
Hinduism
 
 4.27%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[2]

Notable person

Shafiq Riyan – Writer Rahat Khan- Journalist and Writer

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. 1 2 3 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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