Tangail Sadar টাংগাইল সদর |
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Upazila | |
Entrance of Tangail Sadar
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Location of Tangail Sadar in Tangail District |
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Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°15′26″N 89°55′40″E / 24.257307°N 89.927783°ECoordinates: 24°15′26″N 89°55′40″E / 24.257307°N 89.927783°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Tangail District |
Area | |
• Total | 129.06 sq mi (334.26 km2) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 521,104 |
• Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Website | Official Website of Tangail |
Tangail Sadar (Bengali: টাঙ্গাইল সদর) is an Upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tangail Sadar is located at 24°15′00″N 89°55′00″E / 24.2500°N 89.9167°E . 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.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tangail Sadar has a population of 521,104. Males constitute 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. Tangail Sadar has an average literacy rate of 53.1% (7+ years).
Tangail Sadar Upazila has 1 municipality(Tangail), 12 Unions, 249 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 276 villages.
The Union Parishads are-