Trishal Upazila
Trishal
ত্রিশাল | |
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View Of Trishal Municipality Office | |
| Coordinates: 24°34.5′N 90°23.5′E / 24.5750°N 90.3917°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh |
| District | Mymensingh |
| Area | |
• Total | 338.45 km2 (130.68 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 491,483 |
| • Density | 1,452.2/km2 (3,761.1/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 2220[2] |
| Area code | 09032[3] |
| Website | trishal |
Trishal (Bengali: ত্রিশাল) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh. The Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam attended a school here.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 217,818 | — |
| 1991 | 336,797 | +54.6% |
| 2001 | 372,498 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 419,308 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 491,483 | +17.2% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Trishal Upazila had 119,144 households and a population of 491,483. 10.87% of the population were under 5 years of age. Trishal had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.44%: 72.43% for males and 70.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.15 males for 100 females. 58,102 (11.82%) lived in urban areas.[5]
Administration
Trishal Thana was formed in 1909 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[4]
Trishal Upazila is divided into Trishal Municipality and 12 union parishads: Amirabari, Bailar, Baliparar, Dhanikhola, Harirampur, Kanihari, Kanthal, Mathbari, Mukshapur, Rampura, Sakhua, and Trishal. The union parishads are subdivided into 91 mauzas and 158 villages.[6]
Trishal Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[6]
Nazrul heritage sites
Trishal is famously known for its deep connection with the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, who spent a significant part of his childhood and early education here. Notable heritage sites include:
- Nazrul Academy: A cultural institution and library established in memory of the poet to preserve his literary works.
- Darirampur High School: The school where the poet studied in class seven in 1914. It is now a prominent secondary school in the region.
- Kazir Shimla: The ancestral residence of the Kazi family where the poet stayed during his time in Trishal.
Education
University
- Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, established on 1 March 2005. Its first batch class was started in June 2007.
Colleges
- Government Nazrul College
- Trishal Women's Degree College
- Trishal Women's Technical & B.M. College
- Islami Academy School & College
- Trishal Technical and B.M. College
- Aulianagar College
- Kalir Bazar School & College
- Danikhola Technical & Commercial College
- Mukshapur College
- Trishal International School & College
- Trishal Ideal School & College
- Kanthal High School & College
- Hazi Cherag Ali Degree College, Dhanikhola
- Central Technical & Business Management College, Trishal.
Gallery
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Sutia River at Trishal
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Sutia River at Dapuniya Bazar, Trishal
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Banar River at Kashiganj, Trishal
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Trishal porosoba Office
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Gate Of Government Nazrul College
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Notable residents
- Abul Mansur Ahmed, journalist, politician and littérateur, was born at Dhanikhola in 1898.[8]
- Abul Kalam Shamsuddin, journalist and littérateur, was born at Trishal in 1897.[9]
References
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b Shabbir Rifat (2012), "Trishal Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Mymensingh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-226-9.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Heritage sites in Trishal". Trishal Upazila Official Website. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ Razzaque, Rana (2012). "Ahmed, Abul Mansur". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Islam, Shahidul (2012). "Shamsuddin, Abul Kalam". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.