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
  Total8.08 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total35,245
  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 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  2. "Population Census 2011: Tangail Table C-06" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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