Tarail Upazila HQ

 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

Tarail Upazila (Kishoreganj district) with an area of 141.46 sq km, is bounded by Kendua and Madan upazilas on the north, Karimganj upazila on the south, Itna upazila on the east, Nandail and Kishoreganj sadar upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Narsunda, Bauri and Bathail.

Tarail (Town) consists of one mouza. The area of the town is 2.70 sq km. It has a population of 7487; male 52.32%, female 47.68%; population density per sq km 2773. Literacy rate among the town people is 35.5%. The town has one dakbungalow.

The geographic coordinates of Tarail town are 24.5489712N 90.8878786E degree. Tarail thana, now an upazila was established in 1918. The upazila consists of 7 union parishads, 75 mouzas and 104 villages.

Archaeological heritage and relics Jowarr Saheb Bari Mosque (941 AH), Mosque at Village Parura (Mughal period).

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 138488; male 51.60%, female 48.40%; Muslim 93.52%, Hindu 5.71%, Christian 0.32%, Buddhist 0.31% and others 0.14%.

Religious institutions Mosque 167, temple 7, tomb 2, most noted of which are Sekander Nagar Mosque, Tarail Bazar Bara Mosque.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 12.6%; male 20.2% and female 3.7%. Educational institutions: college 1, high school 8, junior high school 1, madrasa 6, government primary school 46, community school 20. Noted old institution: Tarail Pilot High School (1945).

Main occupations Agriculture 42.69%, fishing 2.51%, agricultural labourer 28.49%, wage labourer 3.88%, commerce 9.23%, service 2.46%, others 10.74%.

Land use Total cultivable land 11740.19 hectares, fallow land 1623.72 hectares; single crop 44%, double crop 43% and treble crop land 13%. Cultivable land under irrigation 75%.

Land control Among the peasants, 42.10% are landless, 41.68% small, 14.73% intermediate and 1.49% rich.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 33, fishery 21, hatchery 1.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 35 km, semi pucca 12 km and mud road 209 km; waterways 11 nautical mile.

Manufactories: Ice factory 5, saw mill 3, rice mill 15, welding 7, soap factory 1, bakery 3.

Cottage industries: Bamboo work 255, goldsmith 28, blacksmith 55, potteries 72, wood work 50, tailoring 150.

NGO activities: Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, Swanirvar and Prokash.

Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 4, rural health centre 2.