Tarash
তাড়াশ
Upazila
Chalan Beel
Chalan Beel
Tarash is located in Bangladesh
Tarash
Tarash
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°26′N 89°22.5′E / 24.433°N 89.3750°E / 24.433; 89.3750
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictSirajganj District
Area
 • Total297.2 km2 (114.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total195,964
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Tarash

Tarash (Bengali: তাড়াশ) is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Tarash is located at 24°26′00″N 89°22′30″E / 24.4333°N 89.3750°E / 24.4333; 89.3750. It has 26254 households and total area 297.2 km2. The upazila is bounded by Sherpur (Bogura) upazila on the north, Bhangura and Chatmohar upazilas on the south, Raiganj and Ullahpara upazilas on the east, Gurudaspur and Singra upazilas on the west.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tarash has a population of 195964. Males constituted 99,240, and females 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.[2]

Religion

Religions in Tarash upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 85.46%
Hinduism
 
 10.15%
Other or not stated
 
 4.39%

Administration

Tarash, primarily formed as a Thana, was turned into an upazila in 1983.[1]

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.[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 M.G Newaz (2012), "Tarash Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ ""Population Census 2011: Sirajganj Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Sirajganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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