Tangail District Information

Tangail District (Dhaka division) is surrounded by Jamalpur district on the north, Dhaka and Manikganj districts on the south, Mymensingh and Gazipur districts on the east, Sirajganj district on the west. 

Area: 3424.39 sq km

Tangail Town :  It consists of 9 wards and 63 mahallas.The area of the town is 35.22 km. Tangail Municipality was established in1887. It has a population of 128543; male 51.25%, female 48.75%. Density of population is 3650 per sq km.

Administration: Tangail subdivision was established in 1870 and was turned into a district in 1969. The district consists of 11 upazilas, 8 municipalities, 72 wards, 211 mahallas, 103 union parishads, 2431 villages. 

Upazila:The upazilas are

01. Basail Upazila
02. Bhuapur Upazila
03. Delduar Upazila
04. Dhonbari Upazila
05. Ghatail Upazila
06. Gopalpur Upazila
07. Kalihati Upazila
08.Madhupur Upazila
09. Mirzapur Upazila
10. Nagarpur Upazila
11. Sakhipur Upazila
12. Tangail Sadar Upazila

Newspapers and periodicals: Daily 9, weekly 14, fortnightly 3, monthly 2 and quarterly 1; most noted are the Dainik Mufassal, Dainik Deskotha, Dainik Majlumer Kantha, Ajker Telegram, weekly Tangail Barta, weekly Khamos, weekly Mou Bazar, weekly Purbakash, fortnightly Madhubani, weekly Janatar Kantha, quarterly Adalat. Extinct: Monthly Akbar-a-Islamia (1883), monthly Nabajug (1890), weekly Hitokari (1892), weekly Samachar (1936), weekly Hakkatha (1936), Bulletin Bangla, Satyakatha, weekly Janata (1954), Sahitya Patrika Ballark (1970), fortnightly Sanket (1973).

NWD Code of All Thana:
Basail Upazila-09222-
Bhuapur Upazila-09223-
Delduar Upazila-09224-
Dhonbari Upazila-09228-
Ghatail Upazila-09225-
Gopalpur Upazila- 09226-
Kalihati Upazila- 09227-
Madhupur Upazila- 09228-
Mirzapur Upazila-09229-
Nagarpur Upazila- 09233-
Sakhipur Upazila--09232
Tangail Sadar Upazila-0921-