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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Tangail</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="bn">টাঙ্গাইল</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">City</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TangailCity.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="From top to bottom: 1. The city skyline from "Suparibagan"; 2. The Open Stage of Tangail Poura Uddan; 3. Tangail District Court Building; 4. The city gate, Shamsul Huq Toron"; 5. DC Lake at District Headquarters"><img alt="From top to bottom: 1. The city skyline from "Suparibagan"; 2. The Open Stage of Tangail Poura Uddan; 3. Tangail District Court Building; 4. The city gate, Shamsul Huq Toron"; 5. DC Lake at District Headquarters" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/TangailCity.jpg/250px-TangailCity.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="711" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/TangailCity.jpg/375px-TangailCity.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/TangailCity.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="1138" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">From top to bottom: 1. The city skyline from "Suparibagan"; 2. The Open Stage of Tangail Poura Uddan; 3. <a href="/wiki/Tangail_District" title="Tangail District">Tangail District</a> Court Building; 4. The city gate, <a href="/wiki/Shamsul_Huq" title="Shamsul Huq">Shamsul Huq</a> Toron"; 5. DC Lake at District Headquarters</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od 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style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh_Dhaka_division_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tangail is located in Dhaka division"><img alt="Tangail is located in Dhaka division" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Bangladesh_Dhaka_division_location_map.svg/250px-Bangladesh_Dhaka_division_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Bangladesh_Dhaka_division_location_map.svg/375px-Bangladesh_Dhaka_division_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Bangladesh_Dhaka_division_location_map.svg/500px-Bangladesh_Dhaka_division_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="915" data-file-height="932" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:28.226%;left:32.76%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Tangail"><img alt="Tangail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Tangail</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location of Tangail in Bangladesh</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Dhaka division</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738" /><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tangail is located in Bangladesh"><img alt="Tangail is located in Bangladesh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Bangladesh_adm_location_map.svg/250px-Bangladesh_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="340" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Bangladesh_adm_location_map.svg/375px-Bangladesh_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Bangladesh_adm_location_map.svg/500px-Bangladesh_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1129" data-file-height="1535" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.247%;left:41.532%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Tangail"><img alt="Tangail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Tangail</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Tangail (Bangladesh)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Bangladesh</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tangail&params=24.264423_N_89.918140_E_region:BD_type:city"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">24°15′52″N</span> <span class="longitude">89°55′05″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">24.264423°N 89.918140°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">24.264423; 89.918140</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_Bangladesh" title="Divisions of Bangladesh">Division</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Division" title="Dhaka Division">Dhaka</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Bangladesh" title="Districts of Bangladesh">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tangail_District" title="Tangail District">Tangail</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Upazilas_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Upazilas of Bangladesh">Upazila</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tangail_Sadar_Upazila" title="Tangail Sadar Upazila">Tangail Sadar</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1969</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Pourashava</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Sirajul Haque Alamgir (<a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Awami_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladesh Awami League">Bangladesh Awami League</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">29.04 km<sup>2</sup> (11.21 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">14 m (46 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2016)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>212,887</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B6" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+6">UTC+6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Standard_Time" title="Bangladesh Standard Time">BST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postal codes</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">1900, 1901, 1902</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0921</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tangailpourashava.gov.bd">tangailpourashava<wbr />.gov<wbr />.bd</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Tangail</b> (<a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>: <span lang="bn">টাঙ্গাইল</span>, <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="bn-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Bengali" title="Help:IPA/Bengali">[ʈaŋgail]</a></span>) is a city of <a href="/wiki/Tangail_District" title="Tangail District">Tangail District</a> in central <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A significant city in Bangladesh, Tangail lies on the bank of the <a href="/wiki/Louhajang_River" title="Louhajang River">Louhajang River</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-The_Daily_Star,_Bangladesh_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Daily_Star,_Bangladesh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 83 kilometres (52 mi) northwest of <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a>, the nation's capital.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the 25th most populous city in <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Tangail</i> originates from the <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> word <a href="/wiki/Tanga_(carriage)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanga (carriage)"><i>tanga</i></a>, meaning <a href="/wiki/Horse-drawn_vehicle" title="Horse-drawn vehicle">horse carts</a>; long lines of horse carts were standard in the area in the early 19th century,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as these were the favoured mode of transport for passengers and cargo.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tangail has been a local business center since the early 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1860, Tangail became the 4th ranking area of the <a href="/wiki/Mymensingh_Division" title="Mymensingh Division">Greater Mymensingh</a> district due to its fertile land near the <a href="/wiki/Louhajang_River" title="Louhajang River">Louhajong River</a>. It was close to <a href="/wiki/Begun_Bari" title="Begun Bari">Begun Bari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mymensingh" title="Mymensingh">Mymesningh</a>. In 1969, <a href="/wiki/Tangail_District" title="Tangail District">Tangail district</a> was established. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tangail_Airdrop">Tangail Airdrop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tangail Airdrop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Tangail_Airdrop" title="Tangail Airdrop">Tangail Airdrop</a> was a successful battalion-size operation by India's <a href="/wiki/Para_(Special_Forces)" title="Para (Special Forces)">Para Commandos</a>, mounted on 11 December 1971, by the 2nd Battalion (Special Operations) (2 PARA) of the Indian Army's <a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(India)" title="Parachute Regiment (India)">Parachute Regiment</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">Indo-Pakistani War of 1971</a> for the liberation of Bangladesh. The operation's main objective was capturing Poongli Bridge on the <a href="/wiki/Jamuna_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamuna River">Jamuna River</a>, which would cut off the Pakistani 93rd Brigade, which was retreating from Mymensingh in the north to defend the capital of East Pakistan, Dhaka, and its approaches. The paratroop unit was also tasked to link up with the advancing <a href="/wiki/Maratha_Light_Infantry" title="Maratha Light Infantry">Maratha Light Infantry</a> on the ground to advance toward the East Pakistani capital. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/List_of_Municipal_Corporations_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Municipal Corporations of Bangladesh">Pourasabha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">municipal corporation</a>) was established on 1 July 1887, and initially divided the city into five wards: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Ward No.</th> <th>Area </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Tangail Kanda Para, Par Dighulia, Akur Takur Para </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Korer Betka, Mirer Betka, Nondir Betka, Sabalia, Dorun, Ashekpur, Nagor Jalfai, Boali </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Garai, Berai, Kazipur, Bachrakandi, Potol, Bajitpur, Berabuchna, Valluk kandi </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Kagmari, Sontosh, Aloa, Boitta, Patuli, Ekrampur </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Kalipur, Dighulia, Sakrail, Kaiyamara, Beradoma, Basha, Khanpur </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>This was later restructured into four wards - Ward No. 1 (Central), 2 (Betka), 3 (Dighulia), and 4 (Santosh) - and then, in 1988, into six wards with the addition of Wards 5 (Zila Sadar) and 6 (Kazipur). </p><p>The first city election was held in November 1887 when the citizens elected eight ward commissioners from four wards. The Subdivision Commissioner of Tangail, Shashi Shekhar Dutt, was appointed as the first administrator of Tangail City. The city needed to be better developed, lacking paved roads and roadside lamps; subsequently, the regional <a href="/wiki/Zamindar" title="Zamindar">zamindars</a> and subdivision board provided financial support to dig ponds, lakes, and <a href="/wiki/Canal" title="Canal">canals</a>, creating a safe <a href="/wiki/Water_supply" title="Water supply">water supply</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Electricity was established in the city in the early 1930s. <a href="/wiki/Paved_road" class="mw-redirect" title="Paved road">Paved roads</a> were constructed in the 1960s, connecting the town to <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a>. Simultaneously, <a href="/wiki/Bridges" class="mw-redirect" title="Bridges">bridges</a> and <a href="/wiki/Culverts" class="mw-redirect" title="Culverts">culverts</a> were installed.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1985, Tangail was promoted from a <i>C</i> to a <i>B Class</i> city. In 1989, the <a href="/wiki/Pourashava" class="mw-redirect" title="Pourashava">Pourashava</a> was promoted to <i>A-Class</i>. In the 1990s, the city was financed by the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Development_Bank" title="Asian Development Bank">Asian Development Bank</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Government of Bangladesh">Government of Bangladesh</a> to develop <a href="/wiki/Water_supply" title="Water supply">water supply</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sanitation" title="Sanitation">sanitation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wastewater" title="Wastewater">wastewater drainage</a>, bus terminals, supermarkets, and other infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, the city was restructured again into 18 wards (its current organization).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wards">Wards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Wards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tangail has an area of 35.22 square kilometres (13.60 sq mi), divided into 18 wards and 64 <a href="/wiki/Mahallah" title="Mahallah">mahallas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Ward No.</th> <th>Region</th> <th>Households</th> <th>Population (2011) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Akur Takur Para-north, Dewla, District hq</td> <td>2070</td> <td>10388 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Enayetpur</td> <td>2142</td> <td>8760 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>West Akur Takur Para, North Kagmara, South Kagmara</td> <td>3205</td> <td>13903 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Bepari Para, Fakir Para, Bera Doma, Dighulia, Char Dighulia</td> <td>2119</td> <td>9208 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Kalipur, Lakshimpur, Sarutia, Shakrail</td> <td>1614</td> <td>7235 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>College Para, Paradise Para, Par Dighulia-part</td> <td>1569</td> <td>6712 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Baluk Kandi, Bagbari, Patuli Bhabani Bagbari, Uttar Santosh-part, Santosh Palpara</td> <td>1674</td> <td>7325 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Aloa Bhabani Pahim, Aloa Pahim, Dakshin Santosh-part</td> <td>1797</td> <td>8026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Aloa Baratia, Aloa Paikasta, Aloa Tarini, Baluk Kandi-part, Char Patuli, Purba Aloa, Aloa Bhabani</td> <td>1888</td> <td>8575 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Bajitpur, Berai, Basrakandi, Kazipur, Patal</td> <td>1458</td> <td>6189 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Berabuchna, Kachua Para, Kanda Para</td> <td>1929</td> <td>7536 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Adi Tangail, Bepari Para, Bil Para</td> <td>1628</td> <td>7160 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Tangail Mahalla, Chayanir Bazar, Pachanir Bazar, Thana Para, Uttar Thana Para</td> <td>1792</td> <td>7572 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Purba Adalat Para, Adalat Para, Biswas Betka-part S.W corn, Shaha Para</td> <td>2790</td> <td>11786 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Ashekpur, Biswas Betka-part</td> <td>2745</td> <td>12118 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Akur Takur Para-part, Par Dighulia-part</td> <td>2459</td> <td>10670 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Kumudini College Para, Munshi Para, Registry Para, Biswas Betka-west</td> <td>2128</td> <td>11081 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Kodalia, Sabalia</td> <td>2600</td> <td>13168<sup id="cite_ref-Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Bangladeshi government is planning to expand the city to a total area of 81.75 km<sup>2</sup>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_climate">Geography and climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geography and climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city of Tangail is in <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Division" title="Dhaka Division">Dhaka Division</a>, Central <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>. The town lies in a low-lying floodplain near <a href="/wiki/Jamuna_River_(Bangladesh)" title="Jamuna River (Bangladesh)">the Jamuna River</a>, south of the high plateau of <a href="/wiki/Madhupur_tract" title="Madhupur tract">the Madhupur tract</a>. The average elevation of Tangail is 14 meters (49 feet).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tangail experiences a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_savanna_climate" title="Tropical savanna climate">Tropical savanna climate</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a>: Aw)</i> with a hot, humid tropical <a href="/wiki/Wet_season" title="Wet season">wet season</a> (monsoon season) and warm, dry <a href="/wiki/Dry_season" title="Dry season">winter</a> with high humidity year-round. The yearly average temperature in Tangail is 27.5 °C, and the average rainfall is 1817 mm. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Tangail (1991–2020, extremes 1982-present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.5<br />(86.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF2A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.4<br />(95.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF1500; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.4<br />(101.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF0600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.6<br />(105.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.0<br />(102.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF1500; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.4<br />(101.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(98.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF1D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.2<br />(99.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF1B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.5<br />(99.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF1D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.2<br />(99.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.5<br />(94.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.0<br />(87.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF0600; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">40.6<br />(105.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.8<br />(74.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(81.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.9<br />(89.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.8<br />(92.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.5<br />(92.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.0<br />(91.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.3<br />(90.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.0<br />(89.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.6<br />(85.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br />(78.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4A00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">30.7<br />(87.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.6<br />(61.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9225; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.3<br />(68.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.9<br />(76.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.3<br />(82.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.8<br />(83.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.7<br />(83.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.5<br />(83.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.9<br />(80.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.9<br />(73.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9E3E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.5<br />(65.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">25.1<br />(77.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.3<br />(55.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.6<br />(61.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.1<br />(70.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.9<br />(76.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.4<br />(79.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.5<br />(79.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.0<br />(78.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.1<br />(75.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.5<br />(67.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.2<br />(59.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">22.0<br />(71.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.1<br />(41.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8<br />(46.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2<br />(52.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.8<br />(60.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.0<br />(64.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.5<br />(68.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B18; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.2<br />(70.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8206; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.5<br />(72.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF8710; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.8<br />(71.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.6<br />(63.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.4<br />(52.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8<br />(44.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">5.1<br />(41.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #F4FFF4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7<br />(0.3) </td> <td style="background: #DEFFDE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(0.8) </td> <td style="background: #C3FFC3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40<br />(1.6) </td> <td style="background: #52FF52; color:#000000;" class="notheme">112<br />(4.4) </td> <td style="background: #007A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">260<br />(10.2) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">320<br />(12.6) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">331<br />(13.0) </td> <td style="background: #007300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">265<br />(10.4) </td> <td style="background: #005C00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">271<br />(10.7) </td> <td style="background: #10FF10; color:#000000;" class="notheme">160<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #E1FFE1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(0.7) </td> <td style="background: #F1FFF1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #19FF19; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,814<br />(71.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #E3E3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2 </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4 </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7 </td> <td style="background: #5E5EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13 </td> <td style="background: #2626FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17 </td> <td style="background: #0000FA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21 </td> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19 </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15 </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">109 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80 </td> <td style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">74 </td> <td style="background: #0000F6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">69 </td> <td style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">74 </td> <td style="background: #0000CF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">79 </td> <td style="background: #0000BC; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">84 </td> <td style="background: #0000B8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">85 </td> <td style="background: #0000B8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">85 </td> <td style="background: #0000B8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">85 </td> <td style="background: #0000C0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">83 </td> <td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80 </td> <td style="background: #0000C8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">81 </td> <td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">80 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #D7D700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">197.9 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">216.4 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">237.7 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">226.5 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">202.4 </td> <td style="background: #C7C700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">152.2 </td> <td style="background: #C2C215; color:#000000;" class="notheme">147.1 </td> <td style="background: #C5C506; color:#000000;" class="notheme">152.7 </td> <td style="background: #C7C700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">152.0 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">215.3 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">230.5 </td> <td style="background: #D9D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">206.4 </td> <td style="background: #D7D700; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,337.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-WMONormals_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMONormals-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (humidity 1981–2010)<sup id="cite_ref-climatereport_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-climatereport-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BMDhumidity_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BMDhumidity-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="barbox tleft" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,white); color: var(--color-base,black)"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#Fcd116"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religions in Tangail (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-community_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-community-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religion</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">Percent</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Bangladesh" title="Islam in Bangladesh">Islam</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:green; width:88.11%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">88.11%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh" title="Hinduism in Bangladesh">Hinduism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:darkorange; width:11.80%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">11.80%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other or not stated</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:black; width:0.09%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.09%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/2011_Bangladesh_census" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bangladesh census">2011 Bangladesh census</a>, Tangail Paurashava had 37,607 households and a population of 167,412. 30,882 (18.45%) were under 10 years of age. Tangail has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.78%, compared to the national average of 59.5%, and a sex ratio of 976 females per 1000 males.<sup id="cite_ref-community_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-community-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the city's centre, the multipurpose <a href="/wiki/Tangail_Stadium" title="Tangail Stadium">Tangail Stadium</a> regularly hosts sporting events.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stadium has hosted national events.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BD_Tangail_7.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/BD_Tangail_7.JPG/220px-BD_Tangail_7.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/BD_Tangail_7.JPG/330px-BD_Tangail_7.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/BD_Tangail_7.JPG/440px-BD_Tangail_7.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The "New Bus Terminal", Dewla, Tangail.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Bangabandhu_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangabandhu Bridge">Bangabandhu Bridge</a>, the second longest <a href="/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Bangladesh" title="List of bridges in Bangladesh">bridge in Bangladesh</a>, connects Tangail and <a href="/wiki/Sirajganj" title="Sirajganj">Sirajganj</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It takes approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes to reach Tangail from <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a> (about 98 km away) via <a href="/wiki/Kaliakair" title="Kaliakair">Kaliakair</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tongi" title="Tongi">Tongi</a>. Several bus lines operate between Tangail and Dhaka's <a href="/wiki/Mohakhali" title="Mohakhali">Mohakhali</a> (মহাখালী) bus terminal. The Nirala, Dhaleshwari, Jathika, and High Choice bus lines are among them.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tangail_railway_station" title="Tangail railway station">Tangail railway station</a> offers travel to Dhaka and other cities within Bangladesh. The <a href="/wiki/Inter-city_rail" title="Inter-city rail">inter-city</a> <a href="/wiki/Ekota_Express" title="Ekota Express">Ekota Express</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sundarban_Express" title="Sundarban Express">Sundarban Express</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rangpur_Express" title="Rangpur Express">Rangpur Express</a>, Intercity Tangail Commuter and Sirajganj Express (amongst others) serve the station alongside <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">commuter rail</a> and mail train services.<sup id="cite_ref-Bangladesh_Railway_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangladesh_Railway-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tangail_Airport" title="Tangail Airport">Tangail Airport</a> was opened in 1967 for agricultural purposes but has been unmaintained since 1976. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Traditional_foods">Traditional foods</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Traditional foods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chomchom" title="Chomchom">Chomchom</a>, is a well-known dessert from Tangail.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pineapple" title="Pineapple">Pineapple</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parks">Parks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tangail contains numerous parks, including Tangail Poura Uddan (one of the city's most-visited places), DC Lake, SP Park, and Soul Park. The town also contains part of the <a href="/wiki/Madhupur_National_Park" title="Madhupur National Park">Madhupur National Park</a>, one of Bangladesh's oldest <a href="/wiki/National_park" title="National park">national parks</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schools">Schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bindu_Basini_Govt._Boys%27_High_School" title="Bindu Basini Govt. Boys' High School">Bindu Basini Govt. Boys' High School</a> (established in 1880 by <a href="/wiki/Zamindar" title="Zamindar">zamindar</a> of <a href="/wiki/Santosh" title="Santosh">Santosh</a> of the famous Roy <a href="/wiki/Chowdhury" title="Chowdhury">Chowdhury</a> family)</li> <li>Bindu Basini Govt. Girls' High School (established in 1882 by zamindar of Santosh of the Roy <a href="/wiki/Chowdhury" title="Chowdhury">Chowdhury</a> family)</li> <li>Govt. Dhanbari Nawab Institution (Established in 1910 by <a href="/wiki/Syed_Nawab_Ali_Chowdhury" title="Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury">Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury</a>) famous zamindar of <a href="/wiki/Dhanbari" title="Dhanbari">Dhanbari</a>. He was also a founder member of <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka University">Dhaka University</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Miyavai_International_School_and_College,_Madhupur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miyavai International School and College, Madhupur (page does not exist)">Miyavai International School and College, Madhupur</a> (This school was established on 2.2.22 (2 February 2022) by Boro Miya (Miya vai/Rasel Miya) of the famous Miya family of Madhupur.)</li> <li>Police Lines High School</li> <li>Sristy College Of Tangail</li> <li>Tangail Polytechnic</li> <li>Santosh Jannabi Govt. High School</li> <li>Vivekananda High School</li> <li>Madhupur Shaheed Smriti Higher Secondary School & College, Madhupur</li> <li>Govt.Rani Bhavani Pilot High School, Madhupur</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=A.R.L_Memorial_School_and_College,Madhupur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A.R.L Memorial School and College,Madhupur (page does not exist)">A.R.L Memorial School and College,Madhupur</a></li> <li>Belayet Hossain Bahumukhi Uchcha Bidyaloy, Nallapara, Delduar.</li> <li>Bharateshwari Homes, Mirzapur</li> <li>B.A.F Shaheen College, Pahar Kanchanpur</li> <li>Zila Sadar Girls' High School</li> <li>Shibnath High School</li> <li>P.T.I. High School</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shaheen_School_and_College&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shaheen School and College (page does not exist)">Shaheen School and College</a></li> <li>Town Govt. Primary School</li> <li>Tangail Pre–Cadet School</li> <li>Bulbul Residential Model School, Tangail Sadar, Tangail</li> <li>Athail Shimul High School Ghatail Tangail</li> <li>Brammon Kushia Government Primary School, Brammon Kushia, Tangail</li> <li>Bararia Suruj Bisweswari High School, Bararia, Tangail</li> <li>Apon Pathshala, Tangail</li> <li>Ghatail Cantonment Public School & College.</li> <li>Suti V.M Pilot High School, Gopalpur</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Higher_education">Higher education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Higher education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mawlana_Bhashani_Science_and_Technology_University" title="Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University">Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University</a>, Santosh, Tangail</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail_Medical_College,_Tangail&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tangail Medical College, Tangail (page does not exist)">Tangail Medical College, Tangail</a></li> <li>Kumudini Women's Medical College, Mirzapur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirzapur_Cadet_College" title="Mirzapur Cadet College">Mirzapur Cadet College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahmudul_Hasan_(general)" title="Mahmudul Hasan (general)">Major General Mahmudul Hassan Adarsha College</a></li> <li>Sristy College of Tangail</li> <li>Madhupur Shahid Smrity Higher Secondary School & College, Madhupur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumudini_College" title="Kumudini College">Kumudini Government Mohila College</a></li> <li>GRB University, Madhupur (Recommended)</li> <li>A.R.L Memorial School and College</li> <li>Hazi Giyash Uddin Medical College, Madhupur</li> <li>Madhupur Assistant Medical Training Centre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govt._Sheikh_Fazilatunnesa_Mujib_Mohila_College" title="Govt. Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Mohila College">Govt. Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Mohila College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangail_Polytechnic_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Tangail Polytechnic Institute">Tangail Polytechnic Institute</a></li> <li>Vivekananda College</li> <li>B.A.F Shaheen College, Pahar Kanchanpur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Saadat_College" title="Government Saadat College">Govt. Saadat College</a>, Karatia</li> <li>Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College,(BTEC) Kalihati</li> <li>Textile Institute of Tangail</li> <li>M.M Ali College</li> <li>Haji Abul Hossain Institute of Technology</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_residents">Notable residents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notable residents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Syed_Nawab_Ali_Chowdhury" title="Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury">Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zamindar" title="Zamindar">zamindar</a>, founding member of <a href="/wiki/University_of_Dhaka" title="University of Dhaka">University of Dhaka</a>, education minister of United Bengal</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Hamid_Khan_Bhashani" title="Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani">Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani</a>, Islamic scholar, political leader, and ex-president of the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Awami_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladesh Awami League">Awami League</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamsul_Huq" title="Shamsul Huq">Shamsul Huq</a>, the first general secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Awami_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladesh Awami League">Awami League</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Sayeed_Chowdhury" title="Abu Sayeed Chowdhury">Abu Sayeed Chowdhury</a>, the second president of Bangladesh.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Mannan_(politician,_born_1929)" title="Abdul Mannan (politician, born 1929)">Abdul Mannan</a>, the home and family planning minister (1972–1975), MNA (1970), and MP (1996–2001). He established the Tangail General Hospital, Govt. Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib College, and Atia College.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Kader_Siddique" title="Abdul Kader Siddique">Qader "Tiger" Siddiqi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Havildar" title="Havildar">havildar</a>,</i> famed <a href="/wiki/Mukti_Bahini" title="Mukti Bahini">Mukti Bahini</a> leader (decorated <a href="/wiki/Bir_Uttom" title="Bir Uttom">Bir Uttom</a>) (MP 1999–2013), and founding leader of Krishak Sramik Janata League.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Abdur_Razzaque" title="Mohammad Abdur Razzaque">Mohammad Abdur Razzaque</a>, member of parliament from <a href="/wiki/Tangail-1" title="Tangail-1">Tangail-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soto_Monir" title="Soto Monir">Soto Monir</a>, member of parliament from <a href="/wiki/Tangail-2" title="Tangail-2">Tangail-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manna_(actor)" title="Manna (actor)">Manna</a>, film actor and producer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarana_Halim" title="Tarana Halim">Tarana Halim</a>, M.P., film actress</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tangail_Airdrop" title="Tangail Airdrop">Tangail Airdrop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handloom_industry_in_Tangail" title="Handloom industry in Tangail">Handloom industry in Tangail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghatail_Upazila" title="Ghatail Upazila">Ghatail</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tangail&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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