Tarabo (Bengali: তারাবো) is a municipal city in Rupganj Upazila in Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. The city has a population of 197,658. BSCIC Industrial Town and Research Centre is located at Tarabo municipality.[1]
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 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Narayanganj |
| Upazila | Rupganj |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 197,658 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1460 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Tarabo city had a population of 197,658 and a literacy rate of 77.54%.[3]: 388–394
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.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Major markets of woven fabric in Bangladesh". The Financial Express. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.