Tangail District, Bangladesh
History of Tangail District
Tangail district is located in the central part of Bangladesh. There
are various opinions about the naming of Tangail region. Renell showed
the entire region as Atiya in his atlas published in 1778. Before 1866,
there was no distinct local identity of the region. The name Tangail got
familiarity when the sub- division headquarters transferred from Atiya
to Tangail in 15 November 1870. The origin of the name Tangail is
debatable by historians. Someone think that in the beginning of British
era, Mr Tengue established a mill of Indigo between the Akurtakur and
Shahbalia Mauzas and made narrow road (Aile) throughout the cultivable
land. Civilian called it the Aile of Tengue Shaheb. The word Tangail
came form it. Historian Khurram Hossain thinks that Saysta Khan
rehabilitated Mughal civilians in the region to protect Freebooters.
Their religious personalities of Mughal culture were called Tengaile in
their own language. The word Tangail came from the Tengaile.
The region was once under Kamrup ruled named “Vatir Mulluk’’. From 10Th to the beginning of 11Th
century 120 years long the region was under Paul ruled. Historians
think that Sultan Samsuddin Elias Shah (1301- 1322) firstly established
Muslim ruled in this region. Kagmari Conference (1957), Sannyasi revolt
(1850), Peasant revolt (1858) etc are the remarkable chapters of the
region. In the British East India company period, Atiya was upgraded
into a police station and in included in Mymensingh collectoriate.
Almost all Mauza of current Tangail district was the Atiya police
station. In 1869, the British government established Tan-Aile police
station in Pardighulia under Atiya Mauza. This was then converted into
Tangail. In Pakistan period in 08 March 1964, the then government
decided to set up separate Tangail District and acquired 341 acres of
land in 1968 and started building district headquarter. 01 December
1969, formerly Governor Mr S M Ahsan inaugurated Tangail District. Mr A N
Kalimullah was the first DC of Tangail District. The Geo position of
Tangail district is between 23˚59’50’’ to 24˚48’51’’ North latitudes and between 89˚48’50’’ to 90˚51’25’’ east
longitude. During the liberation war Abdul Kader Siddique of Tangail
independently leaded many successful military operations. His group was
named Kaderia Bahiny named after its leader.
Tangail District Border
Tangail District is bordered by Jamalpur district to the north, Dhaka and Manikganj district to the south, Gazipur district to the east, Sirajganj district to the west.
Administration:
The area of Tangail is 3414.35 Sq Km. It is under Dhaka Division. There
are 09 Municipalities in Tangail named Tangail, Modhupur, Mirzapur,
Gopalpur, Vuapur, Ghatail, Kalihati, Sakhipur, Bashail and Dhanbari. The
number of Upazilla (sub district) in Tangail district is 12, named-
Tangail Sadar, Modhupur, Mirzapur, Gopalpur, Vuapur, Nagorpur,
Shakhipur, Kalihati, Ghatail, Bashail, Delduar and Dhanbari containing
67 Unions, 564 Mauzas and 919 Villages.
Tangail District Population Data
The population of Tangail district is 4.038 million (Male- 2305002 and
Female- 2090982). Sex ratio is 95:100, Population Density 1188/Sq Km
and annual growth rate is 1.00%.
Literacy:
The Literacy Rate of Tangail district is 69.75% School attendance rate is 54.90% for 5 to 24 years age
group.
Other Important Data:
The postal code of Tangail district is 1900 and NWD Code is 0921. Total
Parliament seat in Tangail is 08. During the liberation war, Tangail
was under Sector Number 03 & 11. Urbanization rate of the district
is 15.08%.
Rivers: Jamuna, Dhaleshari (Gajghata), Bongshi, Louhajong, Jugni, Jhenai, Khiru, Nanglai, Atrai etc.
Agro Products of Tangail District
Paddy, Jute, Sugarcane, Wheat, Pulse, Oil seeds, Vegetable, Pone-Apple, Mango, Jack fruit, Banana, Litchi etc.
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