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'''Tentulia Upazila''' ([[Panchagarh District|panchagarh district]]) area 189.12 sq km, located in between 26°24' and 26°38' north latitudes and in between 88°21' and 88°33' east longitudes. Extreme northern upazila of Bangladesh is bounded by [[West Bengal|west bengal]] state of India on the north, south and west, [[Panchagarh Sadar Upazila|panchagarh sadar]] upazila on the east.

''Population'' Total 105368; male 54078, female 51290; Muslim 103277, Hindu 1963, Buddhist 119 and others 9. Indigenous communities such as [[Santals, The|santal]] and [[Rajbangshi, The|rajbangshi]] belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Dahuk, [[Karatoya River|karatoya]], [[Mahananda River|mahananda]].

''Administration'' Tentulia Thana was formed on 26 June 1917 and it was turned into an upazila on 16 March 1993.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural

|-
|
-

|
7

|
36

|
244

|
4732

|
100636

|
557

|
57.4

|
38.1

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="6" | Upazila Town

|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
4.23

|
1

|
4732

|
1119

|
57.4

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female

|-
|
Tirnaihat
94

|
7493

|
7702

|
7222

|
40.37

|-
|
Tentulia
81

|
6303

|
9091

|
8648

|
43.70

|-
|
Banglabandha
13

|
5194

|
6357

|
5976

|
40.56

|-
|
Buraburi
54

|
4530

|
4983

|
4945

|
39.62

|-
|
Bhojanpur
Debnagar 40

|
8233

|
9849

|
9391

|
35.37

|-
|
Bhojanpur
27

|
7339

|
6914

|
6495

|
37.50

|-
|
Salbahan
67

|
7632

|
9182

|
8613

|
36.32

|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:TentuliaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Bhadreswar Temple, Shiva Temple, Mausoleum built as per design of the Greek architecture, Tentulia Dakbungalow.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 120, temple 2.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 39%; male 44.1%, female 33.5%. Educational institutions: college 4, secondary school 27, primary school 67, kindergarten 3, madrasa 11. Noted educational institutions: Kazi Shahabuddin Girls' School and College (1965), Tentulia College (1986), Bhojanpur' Degree College (1987), Tentulia Technical College (2004), Boda Mainaguri Bilateral High School (1917), Bhojanpur Bilateral High School (1956), Salbahan Bilateral High School (1962), Tentulia Pilot High School (1959), Majhipara Bilateral High School (1973), Haradighi Bilateral High School (1969), Kalandiganj Senior Madrasa (1976), Begum Fakhrunnisa Fazil Madrasa (1978).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 1, club 16, music school 1, cinema hall 1, theatre group 1.

''Amusement centres'' Tentulia Picnic Corner, Dahuk Picnic Centre, Anandadhara and Tea Garden at Raushanpur,' Zero Point and Landport at Banglabandha.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 61.72%, non-agricultural labourer 16.01%, commerce 8.84%, transport and communication 2.33%, service 4.38%, construction 0.46%, religious service 0.09%, rent and remittance 0.09% and others 6.08%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 54.75%, landless 45.25%; agricultural landowner: urban 39.45% and rural 55.51%.'

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, wheat, sugarcane, potato, garlic, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Kaun, barley, mustard, sweet potato, arahar, linseed.

''Main fruits'' Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, litchi, watermelon, papaya, pineapple, orange.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 46 km, mud road 422 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

''Cottage industries'' Potteries, weaving, jute work, bamboo work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 14, most noted of which are Tentulia Bazar, Salbahan Hat, Bhojanpur Hat, Sepaipara Hat, Tirnaihat, Buraburi Hat and Muhurir Hat.

''Main exports'' Watermelon, pineapple, jackfruit, papaya, garlic, gravel.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 4.36% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Natural resources' Glass Sand, Bolder Stone, stone chips.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 81.24%, tap 0.49%, pond 0.81% and others 17.46%.

''Sanitation'' 11.51% (rural 9.98%' and urban 42.21%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 44.71% (rural 44.46% and urban 49.81%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 43.78% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 6, satellite clinic 3.

''Natural disasters'' The earthquake of 1942 and the flood of 1968 caused heavy damages to settlements and other properties of the upazila.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], RDRS. [Shahidul Islam Shahid]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Tentulia Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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