Ghatail

This article is about the town. For the upazila, see Ghatail Upazila.

Ghatail
ঘাটাইল
Town
Ghatail is located in Bangladesh
Ghatail
Ghatail
Coordinates: 24°28′52″N 89°58′23″E / 24.481195°N 89.973180°E / 24.481195; 89.973180
CountryBangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
UpazilaGhatail Upazila
Government
 • TypePourashava
 • MayorMd Manjurul Haque (Bangladesh Awami League)
Area
 • Total
8.08 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
35,245
 • Density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal codes
1980
Area code9225
Websiteghatail.tangail.gov.bd

Ghatail (Bengali: ঘাটাইল) is a town of Ghatail Upazila, Tangail, Bangladesh. The town is situated 33 kilometres (21 mi) north of Tangail city and 114 kilometres (71 mi) northwest of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ghatail town had 7,668 households and a population of 35,245.[1]

The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 72.1% (Male-77.6%, Female-65.1%).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Population Census 2011: Tangail Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Population Census 2011: Tangail Table C-06" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.


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