Tahirpur is an Upazila of Sunamganj District

Sunamganj District

The district of Sunamganj consists 3562 mosques, 560 temples and 61 churches.-History:The name Sunamganj is derived from its founder, Sipahi Sunamuddin, who established a bazaar on the bank of the river Surma. In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Rarh Kingdom that included Sylhet,...

 in the Division of Sylhet

Sylhet Division

Sylhet Division , also known as Greater Sylhet or Sylhet region, is the northeastern division of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet...

, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Tahirpur is located at 25.0917°N 91.1750°E . It has 21987 units of house hold and total area 313.7 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Tahirpur has a population of 133569. Males constitute are 51.67% of the population, and females 48.33%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 64325. Tahirpur has an average literacy rate of 17.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.