Sunday, March 3, 2013

Tangail District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Tangail District (Dhaka division) with an area of 3424.39 sq km, is bounded by jamalpur district on the north, dhaka and manikganj districts on the south, mymensingh and gazipur districts on the east, sirajganj district on the west. Main rivers: jamuna, dhaleshwari, Jhenai, Bangshi, Lohajang, Turag. Madhupur forestry and Sukhipur and Ghatail hillocks are notable. Average annual temperature: maximum 33.3 oC, minimum 12 oC; annual rainfall 1467 mm.

Tangail At a Glance

Area: 3424.39 Km2
Upazila Road: 909.81 Km
Union Road: 1107.38 Km
Village Road: 2819.76 Km VA
2140.18 Km VB
Population: 35,08,556
Density: 975 per Km2
Literacy: 40.50 %
Upazilas: 12
Union: 107
Pourashavas: 8
Primary Schools: 937
High Schools: 428
Colleges: 82

Upazilas

Basail
Bhuapur
Delduar
Dhanbari
Ghatail
Gopalpur
Kalihati
Madaripur
Mirzapur
Nagarpur
Shakhipur
Tangail Sadar