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{{Short description|District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh}}
{{About|the district|the city|Tangail|the upazila|Tangail Sadar Upazila}}
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| name = Tangail District
| native_name = টাঙ্গাইল জেলা
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| map_caption = Location of Tangail District in Bangladesh
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]
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| established_date = 1 December 1969
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Tangail]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Bangladesh)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Jashim Uddin Haider
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 3414.28
| area_metro_km2 = 29.52
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="2022census" />
| population_total = 4037608
| population_as_of = [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022]]
| population_rank = 5th in Bangladesh
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
| utc_offset1 = +06:00
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| postal_code = 1900
| website = {{URL|tangail.gov.bd}}
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| area_code = 0921
| iso_code = BD-63
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2018)
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'''Tangail District''' ({{langx|bn|টাঙ্গাইল জেলা|Ṭāṅgāila Jēlā}}) is a district (''zila'') in the central region of [[Bangladesh]]. In 1969, Tangail [[mahakuma]] was separated from [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh district]], and a district of the same name as the mahakuma's was created. The district consists of 237 square kilometers of the prior mahakuma and 3177 square kilometers of land acquired from Mymensingh district. It is the largest district of [[Dhaka division]] by area and second largest by population (after [[Dhaka district]]). The population of Tangail zila is about 4 million and its area is {{convert|3,414.28|km2}}.<ref name= "Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics">{{cite web |url=http://bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Tangail.pdf |title=Tangail P-XV |website=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |access-date=23 February 2016 |date=11 June 2011}}</ref> The main city of the district is [[Tangail]]. It is surrounded by [[Jamalpur District]] on the north, the [[Dhaka]] and [[Manikganj District]]s on the south, [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]] and [[Gazipur District|Gazipur]] on the east, and [[Sirajganj District|Sirajganj]] on the west.
==History==
[[File:Provincial Geographies of India Volume 2 0013.jpg|thumb|left|Provincial Map of Bengal showing Greater Mymensingh Area (present [[Mymensingh Division]] with Tangail and Kishoreganj) in 1917]]
Until 1969, Tangail was a part of Greater [[Mymensingh]]. In 1969 the Tangail District was established. Tangail district was created by Tangail Mohokuma from its 237 square kilometers of land and 3177 square kilometers of land acquired from [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh district]]. The main rivers that cross the Tangail district are the [[Jamuna River (Bangladesh)|Jamuna]], [[Dhaleshwari]], [[Jhenai River|Jhenai]], [[Bangshi River|Bangshi]], [[Louhajang River|Louhajang]], Langulia, Elongjani, Jugni, Pouli, Fotikjani and the [[Turag River|Turag]].
==
[[File:Tangail Upazilas En.svg|thumb|Upazilas of Tangail|left]]The [[Administrative subdivision|subdivision]] of Tangail was established in 1870. It was turned into a district on 1 December 1969.<ref>{{cite book |last=D. Shamsul Haque Mia |title=Education in Tangail |publisher=Tangail Forum |date=March 1999 |pages=26–27}}</ref> The district consists of 11 municipalities, 108 wards of these municipalities, [[Union Councils of Tangail District|109 Union Parishads]] and 2516 [[villages]].
Tangail district is subdivided into 12 [[Upazila]]s:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lged.gov.bd/DistrictArea2.aspx?Area=UnionParishad&DistrictID=18 |title=Local Government Engineering Department |access-date=12 February 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Population (1991) !! Population (2001) !! Population (2011)
|-
| [[Basail Upazila|Basail]]|| 148,555 || 160,346 || 159,870
|-
| [[Bhuapur Upazila|Bhuapur]]|| 177,095 || 190,910 || 189,913
|-
| [[Delduar Upazila|Delduar]]|| 175,684 || 188,449 || 207,278
|-
| [[Dhanbari Upazila|Dhanbari]]|| – || – || 176,068
|-
| [[Ghatail Upazila|Ghatail]]|| 341,376 || 371,952 || 417,939
|-
| [[Gopalpur Upazila|Gopalpur]]|| 252,747 || 274,273 || 252,331
|-
| [[Kalihati Upazila|Kalihati]]|| 354,959 || 376,407 || 410,293
|-
| [[Madhupur Upazila|Madhupur]]|| – || 422,889 || 296,729{{Efn|Madhupur upazila was divided into Madhupur and Dhanbari upazilas}}
|-
| [[Mirzapur Upazila|Mirzapur]]|| 337,496 || 366,609 || 407,781
|-
| [[Nagarpur Upazila|Nagarpur]]|| 238,422 || 258,431 || 288,092
|-
| [[Sakhipur Upazila|Sakhipur]]|| 220,281 || 241,665 || 277,685
|-
| [[Tangail Sadar Upazila|Tangail Sadar]]|| 380,518 || 438,765 || 521,104
|-
| '''Tangail District'''|| '''3,002,428'''|| '''3,290,696'''||'''3,605,083'''
|}
==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|align=center
|percentages=pagr
|1974 |2077924
|1981 |2442607
|1991 |3002428
|2001 |3290696
|2011 |3605083
|2022 |4037608
|footnote= Sources:<ref name="2022census" /><ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Tangail.pdf|title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail|website=bbs.gov.bd|publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
}}
According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022 Census of Bangladesh]], Tangail District had 1,061,746 households and a population of 4,037,608 with an average 3.75 people per household. Among the population, 696,537 (17.25%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,188 people per km<sup>2</sup>. Tangail District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 69.75%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1075 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 22.60% of the population lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 23,708 (0.59%), of which 12,610 were [[Garo people|Garo]], 5,219 [[Rajbanshi people|Barman]] and 4,845 [[Koch people|Koch]].<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2023-11-20-05-20-e6676a7993679bfd72a663e39ef0cca7.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |date=November 2023 |isbn= |volume=1 |pages=}}</ref>
== Religion ==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Tangail District (2022)<ref name="2022census"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]]|green|93.20}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]]|darkorange|6.37}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.43}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Religion in present-day Tangail District
! rowspan="2" |Religion
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="1941religion">{{cite web |title=Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province |url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/37365/GIPE-020591.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y }}</ref>{{rp|96–97}}{{Efn|1941 figures are for Tangail subdivision of erstwhile Mymensingh district, which roughly corresponds to the present district.}}
! colspan="2" |1981<ref name="census2011" />
! colspan="2" |1991<ref name="census2011"/>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="census2011"/>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="census2011"/>
! colspan="2" |2022<ref name="2022census" />
|-
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
|-
|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15x15px]]
|956,006
|73.83%
|2,212,613
|90.58%
|2,747,921
|91.52%
|3,042,937
|92.47%
|3,342,596
|92.72%
|3,762,822
|93.20%
|-
|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|16x16px]]
|336,081
|25.96%
|219,856
|9.00%
|236,106
|7.86%
|234,088
|7.11%
|246,237
|6.83%
|257,351
|6.37%
|-
|[[Christianity in Bangladesh|Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|21x21px]]
|37
|0.00%
|7,328
|0.30%
|12,140
|0.40%
|12,820
|0.39%
|14,125
|0.39%
|15,191
|0.38%
|-
|Others {{efn|Including [[Jainism]], [[Christianity]], [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], [[Ad-Dharmi]]s, or not stated}}
|2,679
|0.21%
|2,810Mymensingh
|0.12%
|3,739
|0.22%
|851
|0.03%
|2,125
|0.06%
|2,244
|0.05%
|-
!Total Population
!1,294,803
!100%
!'''2,442,607'''
!100%
!3,002,428
!100%
!3,290,696
!100%
!3,605,083
!100%
!4,037,608
!100%
|}
In 2011, Muslims made up 92.72% and 6.83% were Hindus. There is a small population of Christians near [[Madhupur National Park]], mainly [[Garo people|Garo]] tribals, while other ethnic communities: the [[Koch people|Koch]] and Barman, are mainly Hindu and animist.<ref name="census">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011 |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Tangail.pdf |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref>
==Geography==
The total area of the zila is 3414.28 km<sup>2</sup> (1318.00 sq mi), of which 497.27 km<sup>2</sup> (192.00 sq mi) is forested. The zila lies between 24° 01′ and 24° 47′ north latitudes and between 89° 44′ and 90° 18′ east longitudes.
=== Border ===
Jamalpur district in the north, Dhaka district and Manikganj district in the south, Mymensingh district and Gazipur district in the east, Sirajganj district in the west.
== River system ==
{{main|List of rivers of Bangladesh}}
Tangail district is flanked on the west by the [[Jamuna River (Bangladesh)|Jamuna River]], which is over 4 miles wide during the rainy season. The Dhaleswari, first an old channel of the Ganges and then of the Brahmaputra, cuts across the southwestern comer of the district on its powerful sweep to join the Meghna near Narayanganj. The old name of Dhaleswari was "Gajghata". It used to flow afterward by the
[[Salimabad Union|Salimabad]] channel and then at last by [[Porabari Union|Porabari]] channel.
A part of the eastern boundary of the district runs close to the Banar river. The river Bangshi flows almost down the middle of the district, branching out from the old Brahmaputra to the north from near [[Jamalpur District|Jamalpur]]. Bangshi falls into Dhaleswari near Savar, in [[Dhaka]] district. The Bangshi forms a natural barrier to the Madhupur Jungle on the Tangail side, all the way from Madhupur to [[Mirzapur Upazila]]. It is only fordable at two or three places near Basail on its way to river [[Meghna]]. Dhaleswari itself, however, takes out from the Jamuna from inside Tangail district.
Among other important rivers of the district, Lohajang is worth mentioning. It flows past the district headquarters of Tangail and is almost dead at present (in moribund condition). Other rivers are Khiru, Nanglai Nadi, Atai, Elengjani, Fatikjani, Bairan and Jhinai. The old Brahmaputra's most important offshoot is the Jhinai; striking off near Jamalpur it rejoins the Jamuna north of Sarishabari, while another branch flows past Gopalpur. Now these subsystems of rivers, viz Bangshi and Banar, and the Lohajang, Khiru, Nangtai Nadi, Atia and Jhinai are dying out because of the shift of the old Brahmaputra river from its former channel to the present Jamuna channel.
==Education==
The central school of Tangail is [[Bindu Basini Govt. Boys' High School]] established in 1880. Bindu Basini Govt. Girls' High School was established in 1882. These two schools were patronized and endowed by ''Rani Bindubasini Roy Chowdhurany'' and were named after her. These are nationally rewarded double shift schools.
Santosh Jahnnabi High School was established in 1870. It is the oldest school in Tangail and the second oldest in the greater Mymensingh district. Shibnath High School, Vivekananda High school, Police Lines High School, Zilla Sadar Girls' High School are some high schools in Tangail.
In 1926, the [[Government Saadat College]] was established by Wazed Ali Khan Panni, a [[zamindar]] and educationalist of Tangail. He named it after the name of his grandfather Saadat Ali Khan Panni. [[Maulana Mohammad Ali College|Govt. M. M. Ali College]] was established by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani at Kagmari (1 km from the main city) is one of the first government colleges in Bangladesh. [[Kumudini College]] was established in 1943 by Ranada Prasad Saha, philanthropist of Tangail. He named it after his mother Kumudini. Later the college was converted into Kumudini Government Women's College. He also established Bharateswari Homes in 1945 at Mirzapur. He named it after his grandmother Bharateswari Devi. [[Mirzapur Cadet College]], the third cadet college of Bangladesh, was established in 1963. The then president of Pakistan [[Field Marshal]] [[Ayub Khan (Field Marshal)|Ayub Khan]] took initiatives to establish this cadet college.
There is a technical university named [[Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University]] at Santosh, Tangail. A government textile engineering college named Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College (BTEC) at Kalihati, Tangail was established in 2007. A government medical college named [[:File:Tangail Medical College.jpg|Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Tangail]] is located in Tangail. This medical college was established in 2014.
Tangail has 341 non-government high schools, 86 satellite schools, 5 government colleges, 48 non-government colleges, 3 university colleges, 1 textile engineering college, 1 medical college, 1 law college, 1 homoeopathy college, 1 textile institute,1 polytechnic institute, 1 Medical assistant training school, 2 nursing institutes, 1 police academy, 202 [[madrasa]]s, 40 secondary schools (SSC),<ref name="ssc result">[https://www.educationax.com/ssc-exam-result-2017/ Secondary School Certificate (SSC)]</ref> 941 government primary schools, 395 non-government primary schools, 1 teachers' training school, 146 community primary schools and 1304 NGO-operated schools.
==Urbanization==
[[File:Tangail City Skyline.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Tangail City]]
The urban growth rate of Tangail District is increasing as it is close to the capital of [[Bangladesh]], Dhaka. There are 11 [[List of Municipal Corporations of Bangladesh|municipalities]] in Tangail District. [[Tangail|Tangail municipality]] is planned to be converted into a [[City Corporations in Bangladesh|City Corporation]] in next couple of years alongside 11 other old district headquarters of Bangladesh.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Urban area !! Area (km2) !! No. of wards !! Population
|-
| [[Tangail]] || 29.43 || 18 || 750000
|-
| [[Gopalpur, Tangail, Bangladesh|Gopalpur]] || 23.12 || 9 || 50,160
|-
| [[Sakhipur]] || 27.62 || 9 || 30,028
|-
| [[Bhuapur]] || 13.92 || 9 || 28,708
|-
| [[Madhupur, Bangladesh|Madhupur]] || 24.77 || 9 || 56,342
|-
| [[Ghatail]] || 28.09 || 11 || 3,00,000
|-
| [[Kalihati]] ||14.52 || 9 || 37,038
|-
| [[Elenga]] || 23.24 || 9 || 55,000
|-
| [[Basail Upazila|Basail]] || || 9 || 13,496
|-
| [[Mirzapur, Bangladesh|Mirzapur]] || 8.58 || 9 || 28,602
|-
| [[Nagarpur, Bangladesh|Nagarpur]] || 8.58 || 9 || 28,602
|-
| [[Dhanbari]] || 25.62 || 9 || 36,125
|}
== Economy ==
[[File:Three Jack fruit.jpg|thumb|Jackfruit, Modhupur Tangail]]
[[File:Rubber garden, pirgacha, Tangail.jpg|thumb|Rubber garden, Pirgacha, Tangail]]
Agriculture is the main occupation of the Tangail district. About 49.53% of people are involved with agricultural activities. Its main agricultural products are [[Rice|paddy]], potato, [[jute]], [[sugarcane]], [[sesame]], [[linseed]], wheat, [[mustard seed]] and [[pulse]]. About {{cvt|3,386.53|km2}} of cultivable lands are available in Tangail. The main fruit products are [[mangos]], [[jackfruit]], bananas, [[litchi]]s, and [[pineapples]]. Other sectors, such as [[fisheries]] (446), [[dairies]] (189), industries, [[weaving]] and poultry farms (538) are developing in the Tangail district. Tangail is the home of the weavers of the world-famous "Tangail [[Saree]]".
===Sarees===
Tangail Saree a handloom saree made of cotton and silk thread having hand-worked butte design, all-over flowery design, or contemporary art motif is appreciated, bought, and used by women and girls of Bangladeshi and Indian origin all over the world. Tangail Saris are famous at home and abroad. Large numbers of sarees are sold on the occasion of Eid, Puja, [[Pahela Boishakh]] and wedding season between November and February. The weavers get orders from home and abroad. Tangail Sarees are produced in [[Tangail Sadar Upazila]], [[Delduar Upazila]] and [[Kalihati Upazila]]. [[Pathrail Union|Pathrail]] in Delduar Upazila and Barabelta, Kabilapara (Porabari Union) in Sadar Upazila are famous for fine and expensive sarees.
A survey conducted in 2013 said there were 60,000 looms in Tangail. Of them, 8,305 are pit looms, 51,141 are Chittranjan looms and 892 are power looms. About {{formatnum:325000}} labourers, owners and traders are connected with the profession. The factories have been producing Tangail sarees worth Tk 300-Tk 20,000 apiece.<ref>{{cite news |title=Weaving industry hit hard by political unrest |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=249774:weaving-industry-hit-hard-by-political-unrest&catid=95:national&Itemid=141 |newspaper=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=2 March 2015}}</ref>
===Industry===
There are many industries growing rapidly in Gorai Industrial Area. These include Square Group, Nasir Glassware industry, Olympic Battery, North Bengal cycle industry, and Tangail Cotton mill. There are many garments and textiles in Gorai. BSCIC Tarotia also has some industries. Alauddin Textile mill is in Tangail.
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== Notable people ==
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* [[P.C.Sorkar]], magician
* [[Rafiq Azad]], poet and literary personality
* [[Kh. Momota Hena Lovely]], Member of Jatiya Sangsad
* [[Abu Sayeed Chowdhury]], [[President of Bangladesh]]
* [[Mafizuddin Ahmed]], He served as the first vice-chancellor of [[Jahangirnagar University]]. He was a founding fellow of the [[Bangladesh Academy of Sciences]]. He headed the National Education Commission in 1987 (popularly called Mofiz Commission named after him), was the founding President of the [[Bangladesh Chemical Society]]. He was also appointed as the Chairman of the [[Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|BCSIR.]]
* [[Muhammad Abdul Bari]], physicist, former Secretary General [[Muslim Council of Britain]]
* [[Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani]], Islamic scholar and political leader
* [[Mohammad Abdur Razzaque|Dr. Abdur Razzak MP]], Agricultural Scientist, Minister of Agriculture(2019-), Food (2009–2013) and a Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League.
* [[Debapriya Bhattacharya]], economist
* [[Abul Hasan Chowdhury]], politician
* [[Kader Siddique|Qader "Tiger" Siddiqi]], politician and [[Mukti Bahini]]
* [[Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury]], politician
* [[Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury]], politician
* [[Abdul Halim Ghaznavi]], politician
* [[M Farid Habib]], chief of Bangladesh Navy
* [[Shamsul Huq]], politician, first General Secretary of [[Awami League]]
* [[Abdur Rahman (Tangail politician)|Abdur Rahman Khan]], [[Habibur Rahman Cabinet|Cabinet Minister]]
* [[Ibrahim Khan (writer)|Ibrahim Khan]], [[Intellectual|litterateur]]
* [[Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1929)|Abdul Mannan]], politician
* [[Mahmudul Hasan (general)|Maj General (Rtd.) Mahmudul Hasan]], politician
* [[Ranadaprasad Saha]], businessman and philanthropist
* [[Fazlur Rahman Faruque]], politician and Ekushey Padak award recipients
==Members of tenth Jatiyo Sangsad (2014–present)==
The members of the national parliament are:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english |title=List of 10th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=25 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Tangail-1]] Seat 130: [[Mohammad Abdur Razzaque]] from [[Awami League]]
* [[Tangail-2]] Seat 131: [[Soto Monir]] from [[Awami League]]
* [[Tangail-3]] Seat 132: [[Amanur Rahman Khan Rana]] from Awami League * Present day : [[Ataur Rahman Khan]] from Awami League
* [[Tangail-4]] Seat 133: Hasan Imam khan Sohel Hazari from Awami League
* [[Tangail-5]] Seat 134: [[Md. Sanowar Hossain]] from Awami League
* [[Tangail-6]] Seat 135: [[Ahasanul Islam Titu]] from Awami League
* [[Tangail-7]] Seat 136: [[Md. Akabbar Hossain]] from Awami League; [[Abul-Kalam Azad Siddique]], former cabinet member of national parliament
* [[Tangail-8]] Seat 137: [[Anupam Shahjahan Joy]] from Awami League
==See also==
* [[Tangail Airdrop]] by the Indian Army in 1971
* [[Tangail Airport]]
* [[Atia Mosque]]
* [[Tangail Railway Station]]
* [[Tangail Stadium]]
* [[P. C. Sorcar]] magician who born in Tangail & known as the father of modern Indian magic.
==Notes==
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