Tarabo Explained

Tarabo
Native Name:তারাবো
Native Name Lang:bn
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh
Coordinates:23.7231°N 90.5069°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Upazila
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka
Subdivision Name2:Narayanganj
Subdivision Name3:Rupganj
Government Type:Municipal corporation
Elevation M:6
Population Total:197658
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1460

Tarabo is a municipal city in Rupganj Upazila in Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. The city has a population of nearly 200,000. BSCIC Industrial Town and Research Centre is located at Tarabo municipality.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Tarabo city had a population of 197,658 and a literacy rate of 77.54%.[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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Major markets of woven fabric in Bangladesh . 1 June 2020 . The Financial Express . en.
  2. Book: Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report . . November 2023 . 1 .
  3. Web site: Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series) . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.