The literacy rate of the city area is 71.8% . There are 8 notable high schools in the city. Those are-
- Bindu Basini Govt. Boys’ High School(established in 1880 by zamindar of Santosh-the famous Roy Chowdhury family)
- Bindu Basini Govt. Girls’ High School(established in 1882 by zamindar of Santosh-the famous Roy Chowdhury family)
- Shibnath High School
- Vivekananda high school
- Police lines high school
- Zila Sadar girls' high school
- Santosh Jannabi Govt. high school.
- P.T.I high school.
There are several colleges in the city.Those are-
- Major General Mahmudul Hassan College
- Kumudini College
- Mawlana Mohammad Ali Govt. College
- Govt. Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Mohila College
- Vivekananda College
- Police Lines College
Furthermore, Sheikh Hasina Medical College & Tangail Polytechnic Institute is located here.There is also a technical university named Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University located at Santosh, Tangail.
The majority of Tangail city's people are Muslims (88.2%) like most other parts of Bangladesh.Several Other religious groups include Hindus(11.7%),Christians (.08%) and Buddhists (0.02%).
Cricket is the most popular sport in Tangail. But football and kabaddi are also popular. All important sports events of the city are held in Tangail Stadium which is situated beside Bhashani hall & Tangail Eid-gah. The stadium has hosted some national events in the past. It was the home venue of Bangladesh Football Premier League club Team BJMC. But it was converted into a Cricket Stadium in 2015. First Division Cricket is regularly hosted in this venue.
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