Tetulia Upazila

Tetulia or Tentulia also known as "The City of Dream" or "স্বপ্নের শহর" (Bengali: তেতুলিয়া) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Tetulia তেতুলিয়া
Upazila
Tetulia Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°29′N 88°21′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Panchagarh District
Area
• Total	189.12 km^2 (73.02 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	86,760
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5030
Website	Official Map of Tetulia

Demographics

Tetulia has a population of 1,24,041.[2] Males constitute 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 71,244.[3] Tetulia has an average literacy rate of 25.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Economy

The cultivation of tea, orange and pineapple is abundant in Tetulia. It is located on the Indian border with Darjeeling. A group name Kazi & Kazi has already introduced tea planting. Tea gardens have been established on plain land. Stone business is also flourishing here.

Tetulia

Tetulia Tea Garden

Points of interest

• Kazi & Kazi Tea Estate, Rowshanpur
• Banglabandha Land port
• Sharial Tea Garden
• Asian Highway
• Tetultola, Tetulia Chourasta
• Tetulia Gate

Administration

Tetulia Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Banglabandha, Bhajanpur, Buraburi, Devnagar, Shalbahan, Tetulia, and Tirnaihat. The union parishads are subdivided into 36 mauzas and 246 villages.[5]

The post code of Tetulia is 5030.

Transport

Tetulia is connected by road. Nearby airport is "Saidpur Airport", which is 130 km from the town. Only Hanif Enterprise & keya Paribahan operate the bus service from Dhaka.

See also

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

References

1. Shahidul Islam Shahid (2012). "Tentulia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. এক নজরে তেঁতুলিয়া. tetulia.panchagarh.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
3. এক নজরে তেঁতুলিয়া. tetulia.panchagarh.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
5. "District Statistics 2011: Panchagarh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.