Tahirpur Upazila

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 25.0917° N 91.1750° E

Tahirpur Upazila
Tahirpur
Division_name  - District	Sylhet Division  - Sunamganj District
Coordinates	25.0917° N 91.1750° E
Area	313.7 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	133569  - 426/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Tahirpur

Tahirpur (Bengali: তাহিরপুর) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Tahirpur is located at 25.0917° N 91.1750° E . It has 21987 units of house hold and total area 313.7 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Tahirpur has a population of 133569. Males constitute are 51.67% of the population, and females 48.33%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 64325. Tahirpur has an average literacy rate of 17.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Tahirpur has 7 Unions/Wards, 131 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 234 villages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.