Porabari Union () is a
union of
Tangail Sadar Upazila
Tangail Sadar () is an upazila of Tangail District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Tangail Sadar is located at . It has 116,922 households and total area 334.26 km2. The upazila is surrounded by Kalihati Upazila on the north, Na ...
,
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 southwest 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 ...
city. It is the place of origin for the
chomchom
Cham cham, Chomchom or chum chum () is a traditional Bengali sweet, popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. The sweet comes in a variety of colours, mainly light pink, light yellow, and white. It is made from chickpeas and coated with coco ...
, a sweetmeat eaten throughout the
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...
.
Demographics
According to Population Census 2011 performed by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, The total population of Porabari union is 21,622. There are 4,897 households in total.
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 Tangail Sadar Upazila