Tahirpur Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.0917° N 91.1750° E

Tahirpur Upazila

Tahirpur
Division_name
 - District
Sylhet Division
 - Sunamganj District
Coordinates 25.0917° N 91.1750° E
Area 313.7 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
133569
 - 426/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Tahirpur

Tahirpur (Bengali: তাহিরপুর) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Tahirpur is located at 25.0917° N 91.1750° E . It has 21987 units of house hold and total area 313.7 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Tahirpur has a population of 133569. Males constitute are 51.67% of the population, and females 48.33%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 64325. Tahirpur has an average literacy rate of 17.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Tahirpur has 7 Unions/Wards, 131 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 234 villages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.