Tarash is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

, or sub-district of

Sirajganj District Sirajganj District () is a district in North Bengal, Bangladesh, it is located in Rajshahi Division. It is the 25th largest district by area and 9th largest district by population in Bangladesh. It is known as the gateway to North Bengal. Its a ...

, located in

Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...

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 ...

Geography

Tarash is located at . It has 48,941 households and total area 300.07 km². The upazila is bounded by Sherpur upazila of

Bogra district Bogra District, officially Bogura District (), is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, in Rajshahi Division. Bogra is an industrial city where many small and mid-sized companies are sited. Bogra was a part of the Pundravardhana terri ...

on the north, Bhangura and Chatmohar upazilas of

Pabna district Pabna District () is a district in west central Bangladesh. It is a geographically and economically important district. Its administrative capital is the eponymous Pabna town. The main five rivers of this district are: Padma, Jamuna, Baral, Atra ...

on the south,

Raiganj Raiganj (), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal and it stands on the bank of the Kulik river. This city is the headquarters of the Uttar Dinajpur district. The city situated in the narrow strip which joins the Northern and Southern p ...

and Ullahpara upazilas on the east,

Gurudaspur Gurudaspur Upazila () is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography ''Gurudaspur Upazila'' area 203.20 km2, located in between 24°18' and 24°27' north latitudes and in between 88°04' and 89°19' east l ...

and Singra upazilas of

Natore district Natore district () is a district in Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi and used to be a part of Rajshahi District. History Natore was the district headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769 to ...

on the west.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of Bangladesh 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 r ...

, Tarash Upazila had 48,941 households and a population of 197,214. 46,610 (23.63%) were under 10 years of age. Tarash had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 38.98%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males. 8,442 (4.28%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 9,498 (4.82%), mainly Oraon and

Mahato Mahto or Mahato is a surname used by several castes and communities in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India. Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties wer ...

. As of the

1991 Bangladesh census In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and a ...

, Tarash has a population of 135435. Males constitute are 50.21% of the population, and females 49.79%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68421. Tarash has an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Tarash, primarily formed as a Thana, was turned into an upazila in 1983. Tarash Upazila is divided into Tarash Municipality and eight

union parishad 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 authori ...

s:Talam, Baruhas, Deshigram, Madhainagar, Magura Binod, Naogaon, Saguna, and Tarash. The union parishads are subdivided into 171 mauzas and 254 villages.

Notable people

Ataur Rahman (politician, born 1951) Ataur Rahman was a Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (, 'National Socialist Party') is a List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was formed in 2002, through a split from the original Ja ...

* Gazi M M Amjad Hossain

References

External links

এক নজরে তাড়াশ
(in Bengali)

Notes

Upazilas of Sirajganj District {{Rajshahi-geo-stub