Karatia Union (Bengali: করটিয়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union of Tangail Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh. It is a suburb of Tangail. The town is situated 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) away from Tangail city, 92 kilometres (57 mi) northwest of Dhaka city, the capital. It is the headquarters of the Karatia Zamindari family.

Karatia করটিয়া
Town
Karatia
Coordinates: 24°13′27.0732″N 89°58′27.6456″E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Tangail District
Upazila	Tangail Sadar Upazila
Incorporated	1984
Government
• Type	Union Council
• Chairman	Morshed Ali Khan Panni
Area
• Total	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	70,000
• Density	3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1903
Area code(s)	0921
Website	karotiaup.tangail.gov.bd

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Karatia Union had 10,260 households and a population of 46,489. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 58.9% (male: 62.5%, female: 55.1%).[1]

Education

Government Saadat College is located in this town. Every day almost 10,000 students come in Karatia to take lessons from different parts of Tangail and other nearby villages.

See also

• Elenga

References

Further reading

• "Demolition of illegal structures on Karatia canal begins". The Daily Star. 2015-12-08.