Ghatail Upazila
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Ghatail is in Bangladesh
, located at [24°28′00″N 89°58′00″E / 24.4667°N 89.9667°E .] It has 68153 units of house hold and total area 451.3 km2.
Ghatail Upazila is in (Tangail district) with an area of 451.30 km2, 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
.
Marks of War of Liberation:
A memorial pillar at Kumar Para of Makrai.
Religious institutions:
Mosque 510, temple 8.
Population: Total: 341376; male 51.14%, female 48.86%; Muslim 95.4%, Hindu 3.4, ethnic and others 1.2%.
Literacy:
Average literacy 27.4%; male 33.7% female 20.3.8%.
Newspapers and periodicals: 'Monthly Ghatail' (extinct).
Name of college: Dholapara College
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.
Value of land: The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 8500 per 0.01 hectare.
Main crops: Paddy, jute, mustard seed and potato, pineapple, ginger, turmeric and banana.
Extinct and nearly extinct crops: Sesame, linseed, wheat, garlic.
Main fruits: Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya, berry, watermelon and pineapple.
Fisheries, dairies, poultry: Livestock welfare center 3, artificial insemination center 3, diary 7, poultry 21.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 4722 km, semi pucca 28.98 km, mud road 844.59 km.
Traditional transport: palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart, buffalo cart and dhuli. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.
Cottage industries: Goldsmith 150, blacksmith 50, potteries 780, wood work 540.
Hats, bazaars and fairs: Hats and bazaars are 22, most noted of which are Hamidpur, Ghatail, Dhalapara, Sagardighi and Pakutia; fairs 3.
Main exports: Jute, pineapple, watermelon, paddy, oil and pipe.
NGO activities: Operationally important NGOs are BRAC, Prosika, ASA, BURO Tangail, Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Songa, Palli Unnayan Sangstha and Jibika.
Health centersP: Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 6, family welfare center 10 and community clinic 24.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, located at [24°28′00″N 89°58′00″E / 24.4667°N 89.9667°E .] It has 68153 units of house hold and total area 451.3 km2.
Ghatail Upazila is in (Tangail district) with an area of 451.30 km2, is bounded by Gopalpur
Gopalpur
Gopalpur is a census town under Ranaghat police station of Ranaghat subdivision in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...
and Madhupur
Madhupur
Madhupur is a city and a municipality in Deoghar district in the Indian state of JharkhandIt has a crockery factory named La Opala.Ltd which is only one of it's own types in India .-Geography:Madhupur is located at . It has an average elevation of...
upazilas on the north, Fulbaria and Bhaluka upazilas on the east, Kalihati and Sakhipur upazilas on the south, Bhuapur and Gopalpur
Gopalpur
Gopalpur is a census town under Ranaghat police station of Ranaghat subdivision in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...
upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Bangshi, Jhenai, Lohajang, Salisundar. Noted hills are Deopara
Deopara
Deopara is a village in Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh....
, Dhalapara and Sagardighi
Sagardighi
Sagardighi is one of famous "Great Ponds" in the heart of Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. The name means an ocean-like pond, exaggerated in view of its great significance.Sagardighi is a place of refreshment to everyone from children to the elderly...
.
History
Historical events: During the War of Liberation a Pakistan military cargo carrying arms and ammunitions was captured by the Muktibahini under the leadership of Habibur Rahman (Bir Bikram). In the battle that followed 30 members of the Pakistan army were killed.Marks of War of Liberation:
A memorial pillar at Kumar Para of Makrai.
Religious institutions:
Mosque 510, temple 8.
Population: Total: 341376; male 51.14%, female 48.86%; Muslim 95.4%, Hindu 3.4, ethnic and others 1.2%.
Literacy:
Average literacy 27.4%; male 33.7% female 20.3.8%.
Newspapers and periodicals: 'Monthly Ghatail' (extinct).
Educational institutions
oneUniversity college, Three colleges and one women's college, 3 higher secondary schools, 37 secondary schools, 103 government primary schools, 52 non-government primary schools, 10 community primary schools and 52 madrasas.Name of college: Dholapara College
Others
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.
Value of land: The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 8500 per 0.01 hectare.
Main crops: Paddy, jute, mustard seed and potato, pineapple, ginger, turmeric and banana.
Extinct and nearly extinct crops: Sesame, linseed, wheat, garlic.
Main fruits: Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya, berry, watermelon and pineapple.
Fisheries, dairies, poultry: Livestock welfare center 3, artificial insemination center 3, diary 7, poultry 21.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 4722 km, semi pucca 28.98 km, mud road 844.59 km.
Traditional transport: palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart, buffalo cart and dhuli. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.
Cottage industries: Goldsmith 150, blacksmith 50, potteries 780, wood work 540.
Hats, bazaars and fairs: Hats and bazaars are 22, most noted of which are Hamidpur, Ghatail, Dhalapara, Sagardighi and Pakutia; fairs 3.
Main exports: Jute, pineapple, watermelon, paddy, oil and pipe.
NGO activities: Operationally important NGOs are BRAC, Prosika, ASA, BURO Tangail, Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Songa, Palli Unnayan Sangstha and Jibika.
Health centersP: Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 6, family welfare center 10 and community clinic 24.