Tarabo

Tarabo
তারাবো
Tarabo-Demraghat Road within the city
Tarabo
Tarabo
Coordinates: 23°43′23″N 90°30′25″E / 23.72306°N 90.50694°E / 23.72306; 90.50694
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictNarayanganj
UpazilaRupganj
Government
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
197,658
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1460


Tarabo (Bengali: তারাবো) is a municipal city in Rupganj Upazila in Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. The city has a population of 197,658. Which makes it the 25th largest city in Bangladesh. BSCIC Industrial Town and Research Centre is located at Tarabo municipality.[1]

Demographics

Religions in Tarabo Paurashava (2022)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
95.54%
Hinduism
4.38%
Other or not stated
0.08%

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Tarabo Paurashava had 57,045 households and a population of 197,672. Tarabo had a literacy rate of 77.54%: 79.33% for males and 75.53% for females, and a sex ratio of 111.00 males per 100 females. 8.76% of the population was under 5 years of age.[2]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tarabo city had 38,612 households and a population of 150,709. 29,826 (19.79%) were under 10 years of age. Tarabo had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.66%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and had 69,621 females for a sex ratio of 859 females per 1000 males.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Major markets of woven fabric in Bangladesh". The Financial Express. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - Community Report: Narayanganj (PDF). Community Report. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-307-5.
  3. ^ "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.