Tangail Sadar Upazila

Tangail Sadar (Bengali: টাঙ্গাইল সদর) is an Upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

This article is about the sadar upazila. For the district, see Tangail District. For the city, see Tangail.

Tangail Sadar টাংগাইল সদর
Upazila
Entrance of Tangail Sadar
Location of Tangail Sadar in Tangail District
Tangail Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24.257307°N 89.927783°E / 24.257307; 89.927783
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Tangail District
Area
• Total	129.06 sq mi (334.26 km^2)
Population  (2011)
• Total	521,104
• Density	4,000/sq mi (1,600/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Website of Tangail

Geography

Tangail Sadar is located at 24.2500°N 89.9167°E / 24.2500; 89.9167 . It has 69783 households and total area 334.26 km².The upazila is surrounded by Kalihati Upazila on the north, Nagarpur and Delduar Upazila on the south, Kalihati and Basail Upazila on the east, and the Jamuna River on the west.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tangail Sadar has a population of 521,104.[1] Males constitute 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. Tangail Sadar has an average literacy rate of 53.1% (7+ years).[2]

Administration

Tangail Sadar Upazila has 1 municipality(Tangail), 12 Unions, 249 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 276 villages.

The Union Parishads are-

• Baghil Union
• Danya Union
• Gala Union
• Gharinda Union
• Mahamudnagar Union
• Hugra Union
• Karatia Union
• Katuli Union
• Kakua Union
• Magra Union
• Silimpur Union
• Porabari Union

See also

• Union Councils of Tangail District
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. "Population Census 2011: Tangail Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
2. "Population Census 2011: Tangail Table C-06" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.