Tarail Upazila


Tarail is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Tarail is located at. It has a total area of 141.43 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Tarail Upazila had 40,336 households and a population of 170,085. 11.96% of the population were under 5 years of age. Tarail had a literacy rate of 63.18%: 63.06% for males and 63.30% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.28 males for every 100 females. 27,633 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tarail Upazila had 34,592 households and a population of 159,739. 46,504 were under 10 years of age. Tarail had a literacy rate of 35.72%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 8,675 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tarail has a population of 138488. Males constitute 50.41% of the population, and females 49.59%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 62143. Tarail has an average literacy rate of 17.5%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Tarail Upazila is divided into Tarail Municipality and seven union parishads: Damiha, Dhala, Digdair, Jawar, Rauti, Talganga, and Tarail Sachail. The union parishads are subdivided into 75 mauzas and 116 villages.

Notable person

Shafiq Riyan – Writer
Rahat Khan- Journalist and Writer