Tarash Upazila

Tarash
তাড়াশ
Upazila
Tarash

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°26′N 89°22.5′E / 24.433°N 89.3750°ECoordinates: 24°26′N 89°22.5′E / 24.433°N 89.3750°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Sirajganj District
Area
 • Total 297.2 km2 (114.7 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 195,964
 • Density 659.37/km2 (1,707.8/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Tarash

Tarash (Bengali: তাড়াশ) is an Upazila of Sirajganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Tarash is located at 24°26′00″N 89°22′30″E / 24.4333°N 89.3750°E . It has 26254 units of house hold and total area 297.2 km².

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tarash has a population of 195964 . Males are 99,240, and females are 96,724. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 98421. Tarash has an average literacy rate of 39% (7+ years), and the national average of 60.0% literate.[1]

Administrative

Tarash has 8 Unions/Wards, 179 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 277 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbs.gov.bd/Census2011/Rajshahi/Sirajganj/Sirajganj_C01.pdf. Retrieved November 14, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)

http://tarash.sirajganj.gov.bd/node/91284