Tetulia Upazila

Tetulia or Tentulia also known as "The City of Dream" or "স্বপ্নের শহর" (Bengali: তেতুলিয়া) is an Upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Tetulia

তেতুলিয়া
Upazila
Tetulia
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°29′N 88°21′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictPanchagarh District
Area
 • Total189.12 km2 (73.02 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total86,760
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5030
WebsiteOfficial Map of Tetulia

Demographics

Tetulia has a population of 1,24,041.[2] Males constitute 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 71,244.[3] Tetulia has an average literacy rate of 25.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Economy

The cultivation of tea, orange and pineapple is abundant in Tetulia. It is located on the Indian border with Darjeeling. A group name Kazi & Kazi has already introduced tea planting. Tea gardens have been established on plain land. Stone business is also flourishing here.

Tetulia
Tetulia Tea Garden

Points of interest
  • Kazi & Kazi Tea Estate, Rowshanpur
  • Banglabandha Land port
  • Sharial Tea Garden
  • Asian Highway
  • Tetultola, Tetulia Chourasta
  • Tetulia Gate

Administration

Tetulia has 7 Unions 1. Banglabandha Union, 2. Tirnaihat Union, 3. Tetulia Union, 4. Shalbahan Union, 5. Buraburi Union, 6. Bhajanpur Union, 7. Devnagar Union, 36 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 242 villages. The post code of Tetulia is 5030.

Transport

Tetulia is connected by road. Nearby Airport is "Saidpur Airport", which is 130 km from the town. Only Hanif Enterprise & keya Paribahan operate the bus service from Dhaka.

See also

References
  1. Shahidul Islam Shahid (2012). "Tentulia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "এক নজরে তেঁতুলিয়া". tetulia.panchagarh.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  3. "এক নজরে তেঁতুলিয়া". tetulia.panchagarh.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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