Tarash Upazila
Tarash is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Tarash is located at. It has 48,941 households and total area 300.07 km2. The upazila is bounded by Sherpur upazila of Bogra district on the north, Bhangura and Chatmohar upazilas of Pabna district on the south, Raiganj and Ullahpara upazilas on the east, Gurudaspur and Singra upazilas of Natore district on the west.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Tarash Upazila had 56,576 households and a population of 211,853. 8.90% of the population were under 5 years of age. Tarash had a literacy rate of 71.87%: 75.14% for males and 68.70% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.99 males for every 100 females. 17,488 lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 10,196, of which Kurukh are 4,484.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tarash Upazila had 48,941 households and a population of 197,214. 46,610 were under 10 years of age. Tarash had a literacy rate of 38.98%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males. 8,442 lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 9,498, mainly Oraon and Mahato.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tarash has a population of 135435. Males constitute are 50.21% of the population, and females 49.79%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68421. Tarash has an average literacy rate of 22.6%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Tarash, primarily formed as a Thana, was turned into an upazila in 1983.Tarash Upazila is divided into Tarash Municipality and eight union parishads:Talam, Baruhas, Deshigram, Madhainagar, Magura Binod, Naogaon, Saguna, and Tarash. The union parishads are subdivided into 171 mauzas and 254 villages.