Ghatail Upazila HQ

 township, cantonment, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division

Ghatail Upazila (Tangail district) with an area of 451.30 sq km, is bounded by Gopalpur and Madhupur upazilas on the north, Fulbaria and Bhaluka upazilas on the east, Kalihati and Sakhipur upazilas on the south, Bhuapur and Gopalpur upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Bangshi, Jhenai, Lohajang, Salisundar. Noted hills are Deopara, Dhalapara and Sagardighi.

The geographic coordinates of Ghatail town are 24.4764994N 89.9705202E degree. Ghatail (Town) consists of 9 wards and 15 mahallas. It has a population of 24328; male 43.17%, female 56.83%. Literacy rate among the town people is 42.4%.

The upazila consists of one municipality, 11 union parishads, 310 mouzas and 415 villages.

Religious institutions Mosque 510, temple 8.

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 341376; male 51.14%, female 48.86%; Muslim 95.4%, Hindu 3.4, ethnic and others 1.2%.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 27.4%; male 33.7% female 20.3.8%. Educational institutions: university college 1, women's college 1, higher secondary school 3, secondary school 37, government primary school 103, non-government primary school 52, community primary school 10 and madrasa 52.

Main occupations Agriculture 59.46%, agricultural laborer 16.7%, wage labourer 1.47%, commerce 7.78%, transport 1.54%, service 5.23%, others 7.82%.

Land use Total land under cultivation 33300 hectares; fallow land 11871 hectares; single crop 22%, double crop 49% and treble crop land 29%.

Land control Among the peasants 48% are landless, 35% small, 11% marginal and 6% rich.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Livestock welfare centre 3, artificial insemination centre 3, diary 7, poultry 21.

Cottage industries: Goldsmith 150, blacksmith 50, potteries 780, wood work 540.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 4722 km, semi pucca 28.98 km, mud road 844.59 km.

NGO activities: Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, asa and SVS, Palli Unnayan Sangstha and Jibika.

Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 6, family welfare centre 10 and community clinic 24.