Tetulia Upazila

Tetulia
তেতুলিয়া
—  Upazila  —
Tetulia
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Panchagarh District
Area
 • Total 189.12 km2 (73 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 86,760
 • Density 459/km2 (1,188.8/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 5030
Website Official Map of Tetulia

Tetulia (Bengali: তেতুলিয়া) is an Upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

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Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tetulia has a population of 86760. Males constitute are 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 42021. Tetulia has an average literacy rate of 25.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Tetulia has 7 Unions, 36 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 242 villages. The post code of tetulia is 5030.

Economy

The cultivation of tea, orange and pineapple is abundant in Tetulia. It is located on the Indian border with Darjiling. A group name Kazi & Kazi has already introduced tea planting.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 

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