Tarail Upazila

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

Tarail তারাইল
Upazila
Tarail Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°32.3′N 90°52.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Kishoreganj District
Area
• Total	136.88 km^2 (52.85 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	138,488
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Tarail

Geography

Tarail is located at 24.5375°N 90.8750°E. 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

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

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.