Trishal Upazila
Upazila in Mymensingh
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Trishal (Bengali: ত্রিশাল) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh. The Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam attended a school here.[4]
Trishal
ত্রিশাল | |
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View Of Trishal Municipality Office | |
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| Coordinates: 24°34.5′N 90°23.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh |
| District | Mymensingh |
| Area | |
• Total | 338.45 km2 (130.68 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 491,483 |
| • Density | 1,452.2/km2 (3,761.1/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 2220[2] |
| Area code | 09032[3] |
| Website | trishal |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 217,818 | — |
| 1991 | 336,797 | +54.6% |
| 2001 | 372,498 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 419,308 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 491,483 | +17.2% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Trishal Upazila had 119,144 households and a population of 491,483. 10.87% of the population were under 5 years of age. Trishal had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.44%: 72.43% for males and 70.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.15 males for 100 females. 58,102 (11.82%) lived in urban areas.[5]
Administration
Trishal Thana was formed in 1909 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[4]
Trishal Upazila is divided into Trishal Municipality and 12 union parishads: Amirabari, Bailar, Baliparar, Dhanikhola, Harirampur, Kanihari, Kanthal, Mathbari, Mukshapur, Rampura, Sakhua, and Trishal. The union parishads are subdivided into 91 mauzas and 158 villages.[6]
Trishal Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[6]
Nazrul heritage sites
Trishal is famously known for its deep connection with the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, who spent a significant part of his childhood and early education here. Notable heritage sites include:
- Nazrul Academy: A cultural institution and library established in memory of the poet to preserve his literary works.
- Darirampur High School: The school where the poet studied in class seven in 1914. It is now a prominent secondary school in the region.
- Kazir Shimla: The ancestral residence of the Kazi family where the poet stayed during his time in Trishal.
Education
University
- Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, established on 1 March 2005. Its first batch class was started in June 2007.
Colleges
- Government Nazrul College
- Trishal Women's Degree College
- Trishal Women's Technical & B.M. College
- Islami Academy School & College
- Trishal Technical and B.M. College
- Aulianagar College
- Kalir Bazar School & College
- Danikhola Technical & Commercial College
- Mukshapur College
- Trishal International School & College
- Trishal Ideal School & College
- Kanthal High School & College
- Hazi Cherag Ali Degree College, Dhanikhola
- Central Technical & Business Management College, Trishal.
Gallery
Sutia River at Trishal
Sutia River at Dapuniya Bazar, Trishal
Banar River at Kashiganj, Trishal
Trishal porosoba Office
Gate Of Government Nazrul College
Notable residents
- Abul Mansur Ahmed, journalist, politician and littérateur, was born at Dhanikhola in 1898.[8]
- Abul Kalam Shamsuddin, journalist and littérateur, was born at Trishal in 1897.[9]