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 is located in Bangladesh
Tetulia
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 124,041.[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
A tea garden in Tetulia

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

Administration

Tetulia Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Banglabandha, Bhajanpur, Buraburi, Devnagar, Shalbahan, Tetulia, and Tirnaihat. The union parishads are subdivided into 36 mauzas and 246 villages.[5]

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.

  • Titalia, 1891 map of Assam
    Titalia, 1891 map of Assam
  • 1838 map of country between Titaleea and Darjeeling
    1838 map of country between Titaleea and Darjeeling
  • Titulya, on a 1776 map by James Rennell
    Titulya, on a 1776 map by James Rennell

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 (in Bengali). 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.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Panchagarh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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