Saturday, April 2, 2016

Taraganj Upazila

Taraganj Upazila
 Taraganj (Bengaliতারাগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of RangpurBangladesh.

Taraganj Upazila (rangpur district) area 128.64 sq km, located in between 25°44' and 25°50' north latitudes and in between 89°07' and 89°57' east longitudes. It is bounded by kishoreganj (nilphamari) upazila on the north, badarganj upazila on the south, rangpur sadar and gangachara upazilas on the east, saidpur upazila on the west.
Population Total 119927; male 61934, female 57993; Muslim 104417, Hindu 15491, Buddhist 3 and others 16.
Water bodies Main rivers: Jamuneshwari, Chikli; Hatkhopa Beel is notable.
Administration Taraganj was under Badarganj thana before 1980. Taraganj Thana was formed on 1 January 1980 comprising 40 villages of Badarganj thana; it was turned into an upazila in 1984.'


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Geography
Taragonj is located at 25.8111°N 89.0167°E . It has 21234 households and total area 128.64 km².
Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Taraganj has a population of 140823. Males constitute 51.48% of the population, and females 48.52%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87803. Taraganj has an average literacy rate of 23.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administrative
Taraganj has 5 Unions/Wards, 40 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 41 villages.
Unions are: 1. Alampur 2. Kursha 3. Ekarchali 4. Hariarkuti & 5. Soyar
Place of interest
Taragonj Haat is a famous & big in the northern side of Bangladesh and also it is called a business linkage place of Rangpur district. Tara BIBI's mazar is situated in the middle of the Haat. and by the name of TARA BIBI Taragonj was name and it is populated to the people.
In Sadar of Taraganj there is 50 beds hospital, One Degree College, Degree Madrasa, One Boys high school, Girls high school.
Culture
In Taraganj there living all mostly Muslims and Hindus and there also other religion's but they are minor in size. There is no religious issue among the people in Taraganj, every civilians live as people with linked each other.
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