Tahirpur Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Tahirpur
locator_position = right
latd = 25.0917
longd = 91.1750
division_name = Sylhet Division
district = Sunamganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 133569
population_density = 426
area_total = 313.7
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/sunamganj/Tahirpur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Tahirpur
footnotes =

Tahirpur ( _bn. তাহিরপুর) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Tahirpur is located at coord|25.0917|N|91.1750|E| . It has 21987 units of house hold and total area 313.7 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Tahirpur has a population of 133569. Males constitute are 51.67% of the population, and females 48.33%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 64325. Tahirpur has an average literacy rate of 17.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Tahirpur has 7 Unions/Wards, 131 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 234 villages.

ee also

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

References