Tangail Sadar Upazila

Tangail Sadar Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 334.26 sq km, is bounded by kalihati upazila on the north, nagarpur and delduar upazilas on the south, basail upazila on the east, belkuchi and chauhali upazilas on the west. Main rivers are jamuna, dhaleshwari and lohajang.

Tangail (Town) consists of 9 wards and 63 mahallas. The area of the town is 35.22 km. Tangail Municipality was established in 1887. It has a population of 128543; male 51.25%, female 48.75%. Density of population is 3650 per sq km.

Administration Tangail Sadar thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of one municipality, 11 union parishads, 256 mouzas and 276 villages.

Archaeological heritage Santosh zamindar bari (now Science, Technology and Islamic University), Karatia zamindar bari, mosque and tomb.

Mark of War of Liberation Memorial 1.

Religious institutions Mosque 670, temple 89, tomb 3, most noted are Tangail Sadar Jami mosque, Karatia Jami mosque and Chandra Narayan Das temple.

Population 380518; male 51.05%, female 48.95%; Muslim 90.68%, Hindu 9.04%, Christian 0.05%, Buddhist 0.06% and others 0.17%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 36.4%; male 42.2%, female 28.3%. Educational institutions: government college 3, non-government college 7, government high school 3, non-government high school 36, government primary school 116, non-government primary school 35, madrasa 12, technical institution 5, law college 1. Noted old educational institutions are Bangla School (1862) at Pathrail, Santosh Janhabi High School (1870), Government Bindubashini Boys' High School (1880), Government Bindubashini Girls' High School (1882), Rokeya Senior Madrasa (1925) and Government Sadat College (1926).

Locally published newspapers and periodicals Dailies: Dainik Mufassal, Dainik Deskotha, Dainik Majlumer Kantha, Ajker Telegram, Dainik Lokkatha; weeklies: Mou Bazar, Purbakash, Lauhajang, Khamos, Bidrahi Kantha, Weekly Parjukti, Mul Srata and Tangail Barta.

Cultural organisations Club 4, public library 1, cinema hall 6, theatre stage (Bhasani Hall) 1, theatre group 2, playground 20, women organisation 1.

Main occupations Agriculture 31.89%, agricultural labourer 13.74%, wage labourer 3.58%, weaving 3.9%, industry 3.13%, commerce 14.56%, transport 6.16%, service 10.7%, others 12.34%.

Land use Total cultivable land 23474 hectares, fallow land 355 hectares; single crop 20%, double crop 50% and treble crop 30%; land under irrigation 49%.

Land control Among the peasants, 36% are landless, 21% marginal, 18% small, medium 21% and 4% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 12000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, mustard seed, sugarcane, wheat, potato, ground nut, corn and vegetables.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Varieties of pulses, linseed, sweet potato, china, turmeric, ginger, coriander and kalijira.

Main fruits  Mango, jackfruit, papaya bel and kul.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 81, poultry 106, hatchery 1.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 40 km, semi pucca 2 km and mud road 264 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock and buffalo cart. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufactories Flour mill 8, ice factory 20, rice mill 100, biscuit factory 2, bakery 6, engineering workshop 35, paper binding 10, PVC pipe 1, soap factory 7, saw mill 70, chira mill 12, oil mill 24, aluminum factory 2, dal mill 2.

Cottage industries Handloom 500, bidi factory 2, wood work 300, bamboo work 500, conch work 80, goldsmith 145, blacksmith 75, mini garment 12, shoe factory 6, honey cultivation 30, candle making 6 and shital pati 45. Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 22, most noted of which are Karatia, Aynapur, Pala, Pash Baithor, Suruj, Bagir bazar, Porabari, Jugni, Beguntal, Bhasaniganj hat.

Main exports Cotton and silk sari, jute, leather, sugarcane molasses, mustard seed, cabbage, cauliflower.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, Usha, Bureau Tangail, asa, Saves and SDS, Bela, Food for All, CARE, EDUS, Nari Unnayan Sangshta, ADAB Bangladesh, Bangladesh Womens' Coalition, Roussoe, SSS, Shetu, Upama, RASDU, Pashrik Parshad, Joutha Udyog and nijera kari.

Health centres Hospital 4, clinic 2, upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 17 and sub health centre 5.

Madhupur Upazila

Madhupur Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 500.70 sq km, is bounded by jamalpur sadar upazila on the north, gopalpur and ghatail upazilas on the south, muktagachha and fulbaria upazilas on the east. sarishabari and gopalpur upazilas on west. Main rivers are Jhinai, bangshi, banar and atrai.

Madhupur (Town) consists of 9 wards and 22 mahallas. The area of the town is 14.36 sq km. The town has a population of 54706; male 59.79%, female 40.21%; density of population is 3810 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 37.1%.

Administration Madhupur thana, now an upazila, was established in 1898. The upazila consists of two municipalities (Madhupur and Dhanbari),18 wards, 47 mahallas, 10 union parishads, 242 mouzas and 343 villages. 

Historical events The wreckage of the Ananda Math (the office of the Sannyas movement) is located in Madhupur. Bankim Chandra wrote the novel Ananda Math after this. Madhupur forests were the shelter places for the members of the Fakir and Sannyas movements. During the War of Liberation in 1971 a battle was fought between the Muktibahini and the Pakistan army in which five persons including a Pak Captain were killed and seven wounded from both sides.

Population 375295; male 51.13%, female 48.87%; Muslim 89%, Hindu 7%, Christian 4% and others 0.31%. Ethnic nationals: Garo and Koch.

Literacy and educational institutions Avergae literacy 25.3%; male 30.2%, female 20.1%. Educational institutions: college 5, high school 30, madrasa 137, government primary school 156, non-government primary school 53, missionary high school 3, missionary primary school 13, kindergarten 13, NGO managed primary school 57. Noted educational institution: Dhanbari Nawab Institute and Rani Babhani High School (1939).

Cultural organisations Public library 1, rural club 73, cinema hall 6, playground 29.

Main occupations Agriculture 52.29%, agricultural labourer 22.8%, wage labourer 2.82%, commerce 8.42%, transport 2.11%, service 2.79%, others 8.77%.

Land use Total land cultivable 32900 hectares, fallow land 2000 hectares; land under irrigation 65%.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 10000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, cotton, potato, patal, ginger, betel leaf, kasava and vegetables.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Indigo, varieties of pulses and aman paddy.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, litchi, papaya, pineapple and olive.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 18, dairy 28, poultry 103, hatchery 1.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 150 km, semi pucca 19 km; waterways 32 nautical mile.

Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct).

Manufactories Silk mill 1, rice and flour mill 53, ice factory 17, lathe & welding 63, saw mill 109, bakery 7 and bidi factory 1.

Cottage industries Weaving 27, goldsmith 103, blacksmith 26, bamboo work 320, potteries 43, wood work 42, tailoring 216; apiculture by private initiative.

Hats, bazars Hats and bazars are 45, most noted of which are Madhupur, Dhanbari and Garo Hat; fairs 2 (Sholakudi Mela and Dhanbari Baishakhi Mela).

Main exports Pineapple, silk, cotton, jackfruit and honey.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, proshika and caritas, World Tourist Mission, Family and Child Welfare Centre.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family welfare centre 11, satellite clinic 6, charitable dispensary 1, missionary hospital 1, leprosy hospital 1.

Gopalpur Upazila

Gopalpur Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 193.37 sq km, is bounded by madhupur upazila on the north, ghatail and bhuapur upazilas on the south, Ghatail and Madhupur upazilas on the east, sarishabari and Bhuapur upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Jhinai, atrai and Bairan; main depressions are Helancha Beel, Barashila Beel and Gaila Beel.

Gopalpur (Town) consists of 9 wards and 35 mahallas. The Gopalpur municipality was established in 1974. It has an area of 23.12 sq km. The town has a population of 52131; male 50.72%, female 49.28%. The literacy rate among the town people is 40%. It has one dakbungalow.

Administration The Gopalpur thana, now an upazila, was established in 1920. The upazila consists of one municipality, 10 union parishads, 162 mouzas and 146 villages. 

Archaeological relics and monuments Khamarbari Mosque and Anandamoi Kali Mondir.

Marks of War of Liberation Mass killing site 1, mass grave 1, memorial 1.

Population 252747; male 50.98, female 49.2%; Muslim 95.5%, Hindu 4.4% and others 0.1%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 28.4%; male 33.8%, female 22.7%. Most noted are Gopalpur College, Suti V.M. High School, Jhoail Rani Hemantakumari High School.

Locally published newspapers and periodicals Gopalpur Barta, Boiran Sahitya Patra.

Main occupations Agriculture 53.35%, agricultural labourer 20.59%, wage labourer 2.15%, industry 9.31%, hawker 1.87%, service 3.98%, others 8.75%.

Land use Total land under cultivation 15510 hectares; single crop11%, double crop 49% and treble crop land 40%.

Land control Among the peasants 40% are landless, 30% small, 20% intermediate and 10% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 6000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed, pulse, onion and garlic.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Linseed, kaun, china, barley, local varieties of paddy.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana and litchi.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 54, diary 30 and poultry 12.

Traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage and dhuli. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufactories Gopalpur Textile Mill.

Cottage industries Goldsmith 50, blacksmith 75, potteries 250, bamboo work 250, carpenter 300 and welding 25.

Main hats, bazars and fairs The most noted hat is Gopalpur Konabari Hat. Noted fairs are Gopalpur Mela on the occasion of boat race, Rath Mela at Dastala of Sutikangal, Aumbubachi Mela.

Main exports Jute, paddy, pulse, leather, mustard seed, onion.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, SDS and SIDO.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 2, family planning centre 7.

Ghatail Upazila

Ghatail Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 451.30 sq km, is bounded by gopalpur and madhupur upazilas on the north, fulbaria and bhaluka upazilas on the east, kalihati and sakhipur upazilas on the south, bhuapur and Gopalpur upazilas on the west. Main rivers are bangshi, Jhenai, Lohajang, Salisundar. Noted hills are Deopara, Dhalapara and Sagardighi.

Ghatail (Town) consists of 9 wards and 15 mahallas. It has a population of 24328; male 43.17%, female 56.83%. Literacy rate among the town people is 42.4%.

Administration The upazila consists of one municipality, 11 union parishads, 310 mouzas and 415 villages. 

Historical events During the War of Liberation a Pakistan military cargo carrying arms and ammunitions was captured by the Muktibahini under the leadership of Habibur Rahman (Bir Bikram). In the battle that followed 30 members of the Pakistan army were killed.

Marks of War of Liberation A memorial pillar at Kumar Para of Makrai.

Religious institutions Mosque 510, temple 8.

Population 341376; male 51.14%, female 48.86%; Muslim 95.4%, Hindu 3.4, ethnic and others 1.2%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 27.4%; male 33.7% female 20.3.8%. Educational institutions: university college 1, women's college 1, higher secondary school 3, secondary school 37, government primary school 103, non-government primary school 52, community primary school 10 and madrasa 52.

Newspapers and periodicals Monthly Ghatail (extinct).

Cultural organisations Rural club 113, cinema hall 6, auditorium 1, playground 12, women's cooperative society 60, agricultural cooperative society 169, poor cooperative society 13, women's tailoring training centre 1 and centre for protection of children and women against repression 1.

Main occupations Agriculture 59.46%, agricultural laborer 16.7%, wage labourer 1.47%, commerce 7.78%, transport 1.54%, service 5.23%, others 7.82%.

Land use Total land under cultivation 33300 hectares; fallow land 11871 hectares; single crop 22%, double crop 49% and treble crop land 29%.

Land control Among the peasants 48% are landless, 35% small, 11% marginal and 6% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 8500 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, mustard seed and potato, pineapple, ginger, turmeric and banana.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, wheat garlic.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya, berry, watermelon and pineapple.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Livestock welfare centre 3, artificial insemination centre 3, diary 7, poultry 21.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 4722 km, semi pucca 28.98 km, mud road 844.59 km.

Traditional transport palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart, buffalo cart and dhuli. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Cottage industries Goldsmith 150, blacksmith 50, potteries 780, wood work 540.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 22, most noted of which are Hamidpur, Ghatail, Dhalapara, Sagardighi and Pakutia; fairs 3.

Main exports Jute, pineapple, watermelon, paddy, oil and pipe.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, asa and SVS, Palli Unnayan Sangstha and Jibika.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 6, family welfare centre 10 and community clinic 24.

Kalihati Upazila

Kalihati Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 301.22 sq km, is bounded by bhuapur and ghatail upazilas on the north, basail and tangail sadar upazilas on the south, sakhipur upazila on the east, sirajganj sadar and belkuchi upazilas and the jamuna river, on the west. Main rivers of the upazila are Jamuna, Lohajang, Old Dhaleshwari, Bangshi, Nangal; depression 17, most of which noted are Charan, Baisha, Kumar and Talla Beels.

Kalihati (Town) consists of 9 wards and 17 mahallas. It has an area of 2.39 sq km. The town has a population of 29823; male 50.26%, female 49.74%. The literacy rate among the town people is 26.9%. The density of population is 12478 per sq km.

Administration The Kalihati thana was established in 1928 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of one municipality, 12 union parishads, 267 mouzas, 314 villages. 

Religious institutions Mosque 397, temple 17, tomb 2 and sacred place 2. Most noted religious institutions are Kalihati Central Jami Mosque, Balla Jami Mosque, tomb of Shah Ekin, Kalihati Central Joykali Mondir, north Betdoba Baro Kali Mondir.

Population 354959; male 51.55%, female 48.45%; Muslim 90.02%, Hindu 9.2%, Buddhist 0.14%, Christian 0.15%, others 0.49%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 27.5%; male 35.1%, female 19.2%. Educational institutions: college 3, higher secondary school 34, madrasa 77, government primary school 103, non-government primary school 30, technical educational institution 3. Noted educational institutions are Kalihati R S P High School (1915), Satutia Government Primary School (1926) and Chatipara Primary School (1916).

Cultural organisations Library 3, rural club 189, theatre group 5, cinema hall 10, women's organisation 22, playground 34 and music institution 3.

Main occupations Agriculture 41.35%, fishing 1.43%, agricultural labourer 16.03%, wage labourer 2.9%, loom 4.16%, industries 3.96%, commerce 10.93%, transport 1.98%, service 8.72%, others 8.54%.

Land use Total land under cultivation 23103 hectares, fallow land 288 hectares; single crop 46%, double crop 50%, treble crop 4%; land under irrigation 60%.

Land control Among the peasants 52.64% are landless and marginal, 35.66% small, 9.60% intermediate and 2.1% rich; cultivable land under cultivation is 0.07 hectare.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 6000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, corn, mustard seed, potato, ginger, garlic, onion and varieties of pulse and vegetable.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, kusum and mug dal.

Main fruits Mango. jackfruit, banana and litchi, papaya, watermelon.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 38, diary 92, poultry 113, hatchery 68.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 42.65 km, semi pucca 4.50 km, mud road 305.30 km; railways 12.8 km.

Traditional transport palanquin (extinct), horse carriage and bullock cart (nearly extinct), boat.

Manufactories Rice and flour mill 60, ice factory 9.

Cottage industries Weaving 2300, goldsmith 72, blacksmith 250, bamboo worker 175, wood work 42, tailoring 249, welding 35, bidi 3. Balla cotton sari is famous.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 26, most noted of which are Balla, Bhandeshwar, Kastoripara, Elanga, Shaya, Isapur, Bagutia, Poujan and Kalibari; fairs 5 (Bijaya Dasami Mela, Baruni Mela at Fultala and Bangra and Chaitrasankranti Mela at Sahadevpur).

Main exports Banana, onion, garlic, potato, papaya, ginger, and jackfruit.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, CARE, proshika and Swanirvar Bangladesh, Adarer Alo, Palli Unnayan Sangshta, PKS.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, health and family planning centre 11, non-government health and charitable dispensary 2 and child care maternity centre 10.

Delduar Upazila

Delduar Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 184.54 sq is bounded by tangail sadar and basail upazilas, nagarpur upazila on the south, mirzapur upazila on the east, Nagarpur upazila and Tangail sadar upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Dhaleshwari, Lohajang and Elangjani.

Delduar (Town) consists of three mouzas with an area of 10.08 sq km. It has a population of 11833; male 50.01%, female 49.99%. The literacy rate among the town people is 31.7%.

Administration Delduar thana, now an upazila, was established in 1981. It consists of eight union parishads, 129 mouzas, 166 villages. 

Archaeological heritage atiya mosque (eighteenth century).

Religious institutions Mosque 250, temple 40.

Population 175684; male 50.46%, female 49.54%. Muslim 87.41%, Hindu 12.55%, others 0.04%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 34.4%, male 41% female 26.8%. Educational institutions: college 3, high school 16, government primary school 70, non-government primary school 20.

Cultural organisations Club 40, cinema hall 2, playground 30.

Main occupations Agriculture 41.47%, fishing 1.27%, agricultural labourer 16.71%, wage labourer 1.87%, handloom 6.77%, industry 3.5%, commerce 10.85%, transport 2.22%, service 7.42%, others 7.92%.

Land use Total cultivable land 12393 hectares; single crop 40%, double crop 30% and treble crop 30%; land under irrigation 75%.

Land control Among the peasants 34% are landless, 20% small, 28% intermediate and 18% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Taka 12000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, sugarcane, mustard seed and potato.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Sesame, varieties of pulses, sweet potato.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, litchi and papaya.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 20 and poultry 12.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 7 km, semi pucca 10 km, mud road 300 km.

Traditional transport Horse carriage, bullock cart, dhuli and patal nauka. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufacturies The handloom industry of Pathrail of this upazila is famous both in home and abroad.

Cottege industries Goldsmith 100, blacksmith 30, potteries 300, wood work 100, tailoring 200, welding 50.

Main hats and bazars Main hats and bazars are Delduar, Lauhati and Ruposir Hat.

Main exports Jute, sugarcane, molasses and potato.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, grameen bank, SDS SIDO.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 2, family planning centre 8.

Bhuapur Upazila

Bhuapur Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 225.2 sq km, is bounded by gopalpur and sarishabari upazilas on the north, kalihati upazila on the south, Kalihati, ghatail and Gopalpur upazilas on the east and jamuna river and sirajganj sadar on the west. Jamuna is the main river of the upazila.

Bhuapur (Town) a municipality, consist of 9 wards and 18 mahallas. It has an area of 3.30 sq km. The town has a population of 23705; male 50.22%, female 49.78%. The literacy rate among the town people is 51.9%.

Administration The Bhuapur thana, now an upazila, was established in 1974. The upazila has one municipality, six union parishads, 115 mouzas and 146 villages. 

Historical events During the war of liberation in 1971 the freedom fighters challenged a Pakistani ship carrying huge amount of arms and ammunitions at Sirajkandi and captured it. The freedom fighters later burnt the ship.

Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave at Palsa School play ground; martyr memorial at the Ibrahim Kha College premises.

Religious institutions Mosque 50, temple 7, most noted Kismat Moria mosque and Kalidaha temple.

Population 177009; male 51.7%, female 48.3%; Muslim 96.14%, Hindu 3.60%, Christian 0.09%, Buddhist 0.08% and others 0.09%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 29.9%; male 36.9%, female 22.4%. Educational institutions: college 9, high school 28, madrasa 10.

Cultural organisations Club 40, cinema hall 2, literary society 1 and theatre group 6.

Main occupations Agriculture 53.8%, fishing 1.23%, agricultural labourer 17.4%, wage labourer 1.94%, commerce 9.39%, transport 1.57%, service 5.76%, others 8.91%.

Land control Among the peasants 54% are landless, 33% small, 10% intermediate and 3% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is about 7500 Taka per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed and potato, brinjal, garlic and kalai.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Sesame, peanut, kaun and sugarcane.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana and papaya.

Fisheries, poultries Fishery 74, poultry 50.

Traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage and dhuli. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufactories Cotton mill 1, ice factory 3.

Cottage industries Bamboo work, wood work, cane work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 16, the most noted of which is Durgapur Hat; fair 3, most noted Barunir Mela and Tebila Muharram Mela.

Main exports Jute, leather, potato, mustard seed and kalai.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, SRDS, caritas and Barendra.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 2, family planning centre 7.

Basail Upazila

Basail Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 157.78 sq km, is bounded by kalihati upazila on the north, mirzapur and delduar upazilas on the south, sakhipur upazila on the east Delduar and tangail sadar upazilas on the west. Main rivers are bangshi and Lohajang. Notable beels are Chapra and Dubai.

Basail (Town) consist of one mouza. It has an area of 11.30 sq km. The town has a population of 11347; male 50.63%, female 49.37%; density of population is 1004 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 42.4%.

Administration Basail thana, now an upazila, was established in 1913. The upazila consists of six union parishads, 73 mouzas and 117 villages. 

Historical events A battle between Bangladesh freedom fighters and Pakistan army was fought at Kamutia on both banks of the Nat Khola River. In this battle some local people and quite a number of Pakistani soldiers were killed.

Religious institutions Mosque 300, temple 50.

Population 148555; male 50.97%, female 49.03%; Muslim 88.86%, Hindu 11.06%, others 0.08%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 32.8%; male 37.2%, female 26.6%. Educational institutions: college 4, high school 20, government primary school 80, non-government primary school 25.

Cultural organisations Rural club 40, cinema hall 2, cultural organisation 14, play ground 30.

Main occupations Agriculture 53.05%, agricultural labourer 13.55%, wage labourer 2.37%, fishing 2.25%, industry 1.24%, handloom 2.94%, commerce 9.25%, service 6.7%, others 8.65%.

Land use Total cultivation land 10328 hectares; single crop 40%, double crop 30% and treble crop 30%; land under irrigation 75%.

Land control Among the peasants 34% are landless, 20% small, 28% intermediate and 18% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 13000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed and potato.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Sesame, varieties of pulses, sweet potato.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, litchi and papaya.

Fisheries, poultries Fishery 20, poultry 12.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 8 km, semi pucca 10 km and mud road 300 km.

Traditional transport Horse carriage, bullock cart, dhuli and patal nauka. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Cottage industries Goldsmiths 100, blacksmith 30, potteries 200, wood work 100, tailoring 200, welding 50.

Main hats and bazars Main hats are Basail and Noth Kholar Hat.

Main exports Jute, sugarcane molasses, potato.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, grameen bank, SDS SIDO.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 2, family planning centre 6.

Mirzapur Upazila

Mirzapur Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 373.89 sq km, is bounded by sakhipur and basail upazilas on the north, kaliakair and dhamrai upazilas on the south, Kaliakair upazila on the east, delduar and nagarpur upazilas on the west. Main rivers are bangshi and Elangjani; the upazila has Salban (shoria forest).

Mirzapur (Town) consists of 9 wards and 16 mahallas. The area of the town is 13.81 sq km. The town has a population of 24219; male 48.81%, female 51.19%; density of population is 1704 per sq km.

Administration The upazila consists of 1 municipality, 13 union parishads, 207 mouzas and 219 villages.

Archaeological heritage A three-dome mosque at Pakulla (built in the eighteenth century).

Historical events The first military resistance against the Pakistan army was made at village Goran-Satiachara on 3 April 1971. In the battle many people including some EPR forces were killed and so were many Pakistan soldiers.

Marks of War of Liberation A mass grave at Goran-Satiachara and a mass killing site at Pakulla.

Religious institutions Mosque 306, temple 105.

Population 337496; male 50.3%, female 49.7%; Muslim 85.29%, Hindu 14.61%, Christian 0.05% and others 0.05%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 32.9%; male 40.3%, female 25.5%. Educational institutions: college 5, high school 39, madrasa 77, government primary school 113, non-government primary school 24 and madrasa 12.

Newspapers and periodicals Weekly Bangshai (irregular).

Cultural organisations Club 60, theatre stage 1, playground 50.

Main occupations Agriculture 50.13%, fishing 1.45%, agricultural labourer 15.98%, wage labourer 3.04%, industry 1.34%, commerce 8.57%, service 9.73%, others 9.76%.

Land use Cultivable land 27872 hectares; single crop 34%, double crop 55% and treble crop land 11%; land under irrigation 75%.

Land control Among the peasants, 35% are landless, 25% small, 20% medium and 20% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 15000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed, potato and sugarcane.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Sesame, sweet potato and varieties of dal.

Main fruits Mango. jackfruit, banana, litchi and papaya.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 60, poultry 22 and hatchery 2.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 30 km, semi pucca 5 km and mud road 200 km; waterways 32 nautical mile.

Traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart, dhuli and pathal nauka. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufactories Tangail Cotton Mills, Uttara Spinning Mills, Uttara Cycle Mills, Riaz Biscuit Factory, Islam Jute Mills and Sun Light Battery are notable.

Cottage industries Goldsmith 200, blacksmith 50, potteries 700, carpenter 300, sewing 200 and welding 60.

Hats, bazars and fairs Main hats and bazars are Hatu Bhanga, Sohag Para, Deohata, Mirzapur, Janurki, etc. Most noted fairs are Maghi Purnima Mela at Guntia and Baishaki Mela at Jamurki.

Main exports Jute, sugarcane molasses and potato.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, grameen bank and SDS.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 13 and sub health centre 2.

Nagarpur Upazila

Nagarpur Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 266.77 sq km, is bounded by tangail sadar and delduar upazilas on the north, daulatpur upazila (Manikganj) on the south, mirzapur, dhamrai and saturia upazilas on the east, chauhali and Daulatpur upazilas on the west. Main rivers are jamuna, dhaleshwari, Old Dhaleshwari, Lohajang and Noai.

Nagarpur (Town) has an area of 4.68 sq km. The town has a population of 10043; male 51.25%, female 48.75%; density of population is 2146 per sq km.

Administration The Nagarpur thana, now an upazila, was established in 1906. The upazila consists of 12 union parishads, 266 mouzas and 229 villages.

Archaeological heritage Tebaria mosque (built during the rein of the Mughal) and the building complex of Brindaban Chandra Bigraha.

Historical events In the anti British rebellion Dr. Akshay Kumar Guha (one of the founding doctors of the Mirzapur Kumidini Hospital), Dr. Nalini Mohan Chowdhury and others were imprisoned. In 1971 the Pakistan army established a military camp at the Jadunath Pilot High School. During the War of Liberation the Pakistan army looted the Baranagar village.

Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave at village Sarengpur.

Religious institutions Mosque 279, temple 90; most noted are Salimabad mosque, Sadampara mosque and Goihata temple.

Population 238422; male 49%, female 51%; Muslim 91.09%, Hindu 8.89%, and others 0.02%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 28%; male 34.6%, female 20.5%. Educational institutions: government college 1, non-government college 3, higher secondary school 28, secondary school 2, madrasa 123, government primary school 90, registered primary school 41, low cost primary school 16, non-government primary school 10. Noted educational institutions are Jadunath Pilot High School (1900), Nagarpur College (1966).

Cultural organisations Club 265, cinema hall 3, playground 14 and women cooperative society 13.

Main occupations Agriculture 46.68%, fishing 1.29%, agricultural labourer 19.08%, wage labourer 2.59%, handloom 1.06%, industry 1.77%, commerce 9.09%, service 9.43%, others 9.01%.

Land use Total cultivable land 22592 hectares; single crop 16%, double crop land 48% and treble crop land 36%.

Land control Among the peasants 17.55% are landless, 17.17% marginal, 46% small, 16.90% medium and 2.38% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 8500 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, mustard seed, sugarcane and cauliflower.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, kaun, sweet potato, china and kalai.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya, berry and kul.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 20 km and mud road 223.73 km. The upazila has one ferry ghat.

Traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage and bullock cart. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Cottage industries Goldsmith 150, blacksmith 100, potteries 80, wood works 700.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 15, most noted of which are Salimabad, Nagarpur and Shahabatpur; fair 1 (Chaitra Sankranti Mela at Duajani)

Main exports Jute, paddy, sugarcane and banana.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, buro tangail, asa, Saves and SDS.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 12 and satellite clinic 6.

Sakhipur Upazila

Sakhipur Upazila (tangail district) with an area of 429.63 sq km, is bounded by ghatail upazila on the north, mirzapur upazila on the south, bhaluka, sreepur (Gazipur) and kaliakair upazilas on the east, kalihati and basail upazilas on the west. bangshi and Salda rivers are notable.

Sakhipur (Town) consists of four mouzas. The area of the town is 19.67 sq km. The town has a population of 23429; male 52.71%, female 47.29%. The literacy rate among the town people is 30.5%. 

Administration Sakhipur thana was established in 1976 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of six union parishads, 65 mouzas and 123 villages.

Marks of War of Liberation A memorial pillar marking oath-taking of the freedom fighters (Baheratail).

Religious institutions Mosque 450, temple 2.

Population 220281; male 51.01%%, female 48.99%; Muslim 93.5%, Hindu 6.5%. Ethnic nationals: Mandai 111.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 21.7%; male 28.7%, female 14.3%. Educational institutions: college 2, higher secondary school 25, secondary school 5, madrasa 21, government primary school 71, registered primary school 48, community primary school 14.

Main occupations Agriculture 67.56%, agricultural labourer 15.11%, wage labourer 2.17%, commerce 5.84%, service 2.68%, others 6.64%.

Land use Total cultivable land 26134 hectares, forest 17732, fallow land 345 hectares; single crop 40%, double crop 58% and treble crop land 2%; land under irrigation 75%.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 8500 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, onion, brinjal and chilli.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, jute arahar.

Main fruits  Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya, berry, berry and watermelon.

Fisheries and, poultries Fishery 51, poultry 12.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 21 km and mud road 1178 km.

Traditional transport palanquin, horse carriage and bullock cart. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufactories Flour mill 1, ice factory 5, saw mill 12 and Chira mill 2.

Cottage industries Weaving 360, goldsmith 25, blacksmith 60, bamboo work 107, wood work 350 and welding 10.

Main hats, bazars and fairs The most noted hats and bazars of the upazila are Kachua, Barachoana and Sakhipur; noted fairs are Falu Shah Mela and Muslim Dargah Mela.

Main exports Jackfruit, paddy, brinjal and banana.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, Bureau Tangail, Saves Abahab, Upama, RASPO and SDS.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, charitable dispensary 4, family planning centre 6, rural health centre 1 and BRAC health centre 1