Tetulia Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Tetulia
locator_position = right
latd = 26.4833
longd = 88.3500
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Panchagarh District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 86760
population_density = 459
area_total = 189.12
area_telephone =
postal_code = 5030
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/panchagarh/Tetulia.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Tetulia
footnotes =

Tetulia ( _bn. তেতুলিয়া) is an Upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Tetulia is located at coord|26.4833|N|88.3500|E| . It has 16346 units of house hold and total area 189.12 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Tetulia has a population of 86760. Males constitute are 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 42021. Tetulia has an average literacy rate of 25.5% (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

Tetulia has 7 Unions, 36 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 242 villages. The post code of tetulia is 5030.

Tourism

Tetulia has great hospitality for tourists. It has a DAK BANGLO situated on the bank of river 'Mohananda' facing Darjiling, a charming ice city of India. Tetulia has so much probability for cultivation of tea, orange and pine apple. Tea of tetulia has same quality like tea of Darjiling. A group name Kazi & Kazi has already introduced tea planting.

ee also

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

References