Taraganj Upazila

Upazila in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh

Taragonj

তারাগঞ্জ

Upazila

Taragonj

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°48.7′N 89°1′E﻿ / ﻿25.8117°N 89.017°E﻿ / 25.8117; 89.017
Country|  Bangladesh
Division| Rangpur Division
District| Rangpur District
Area

• Total| 128.64 km2 (49.67 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total| 140,823
• Density| 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)| Taraganji, Taragonji
Time zone| UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code|

5420

Website| Official Website of Taragonj

Taraganj (Bengali: তারাগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

## Geography[edit]

Taragonj is located at 25°48′40″N 89°01′00″E﻿ / ﻿25.8111°N 89.0167°E﻿ / 25.8111; 89.0167. It has 21234 households and total area 128.64 km2.

## Demographics[edit]

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Taraganj has a population of 140823. Males constitute 51.48% of the population, and females 48.52%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87803. Taraganj has an average literacy rate of 23.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

## Points of interest[edit]

Panoramic view of Taraganj town, 2019

Taragonj Haat is a famous & big in the northern side of Bangladesh and also it is called a business linkage place of Rangpur district. Tara BIBI's mazar is situated in the middle of the Haat. and by the name of TARA BIBI Taragonj was name and it is populated to the people.

In Sadar of Taraganj there is 50 beds hospital, One Degree College, Degree Madrasa, One Boys high school, Girls high school.

## Administration[edit]

Taraganj Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Alampur, Ekarchali, Hariarkuti, Kursha, and Sayar. The union parishads are subdivided into 40 mauzas and 41 villages.[3]

## See also[edit]

* Upazilas of Bangladesh
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Divisions of Bangladesh

## References[edit]

1. ^ Abdul Malek (2012), "Taraganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

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Rangpur District

Upazila/Thana:|

* Badarganj
* Gangachara
* Kaunia
* Mithapukur
* Rangpur Sadar
* Pirgachha
* Pirganj
* Taraganj

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Upazilas of the Rangpur Division

Capital: Rangpur

Dinajpur District|

* Birampur
* Birganj
* Biral
* Bochaganj
* Chirirbandar
* Phulbari
* Ghoraghat
* Hakimpur
* Kaharole
* Khansama
* Dinajpur
* Nawabganj
* Parbatipur

Gaibandha District|

* Phulchhari
* Gaibandha
* Gobindaganj
* Palashbari
* Sadullapaur
* Sughatta
* Sundarganj

Kurigram District|

* Bhurungamari
* Char Rajibpur
* Chilmari
* Phulbari
* Kurigram
* Nageshwari
* Rajarhat
* Raomari
* Ulipur

Lalmonirhat District|

* Aditmari
* Hatibandha
* Kaliganj
* Lalmonirhat
* Patgram

Nilphamari District|

* Dimla
* Domar
* Jaldhaka
* Kishoreganj
* Nilphamari
* Saidpur

Panchagarh District|

* Atwari
* Boda
* Debiganj
* Panchagarh
* Tetulia

Rangpur District|

* Badarganj
* Gangachara
* Kaunia
* Rangpur
* Mithapukur
* Pirgachha
* Pirganj
* Taraganj

Thakurgaon District|

* Baliadangi
* Haripur
* Pirganj
* Ranisankail
* Thakurgaon

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