Ghatail Union () is a
union of
Ghatail Upazila
Ghatail is an upazila located in Tangail District, Bangladesh. The upazila 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 Gop ...
,
Tangail District
Tangail District () is a district (''zila'') in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969, Tangail mahakuma was separated from the Mymensingh District, Mymensingh district, and a district of the same name as the mahakuma's was created. The dist ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
. It is situated 32 km north of
Tangail
Tangail (, ) is a city of Tangail District in central Bangladesh. A significant city in Bangladesh, Tangail lies on the bank of the Louhajang River, northwest of Dhaka, the nation's capital.
Etymology
''Tangail'' originates from the Beng ...
, The District Headquarter.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Ghatail Union had 4,910 households and a population of 19,897.
The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 51% (Male-54.2%, Female-47.8%).
See also
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Union Councils of Tangail District
Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authorit ...
References
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Populated places in Dhaka Division
Populated places in Tangail District
Unions of Ghatail Upazila