Tarail Upazila
Geography
Tarail is located at 24°32′15″N 90°52′30″E / 24.5375°N 90.8750°E. It has 34,592 households and total area 141.43 km.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.
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.
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.
Notable person
Shafiq Riyan – Writer Rahat Khan- Journalist and Writer
See also
References
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