Tetulia Upazila

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Tetulia Upazila
Tetulia
Division_name - District	Rajshahi Division - Panchagarh District
Coordinates	26.4833° N 88.3500° E
Area	189.12 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991) - Density	86760 - 459/km²
Postal	5030
Maplink: Official Map of Tetulia

Tetulia (Bengali: তেতুলিয়া) is an Upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Administrative
4 Tourism
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Geography

Tetulia is located at 26.4833° N 88.3500° E . It has 16346 units of house hold and total area 189.12 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Tetulia has a population of 86760. Males constitute are 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 42021. Tetulia has an average literacy rate of 25.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Tetulia has 7 Unions, 36 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 242 villages. The post code of tetulia is 5030.

[edit] Tourism

Tetulia has great hospitality for tourists. It has a DAK BANGLO situated on the bank of river 'Mohananda' facing Darjiling, a charming ice city of India. Tetulia has so much probability for cultivation of tea, orange and pine apple. Tea of tetulia has same quality like tea of Darjiling. A group name Kazi & Kazi has already introduced tea planting.