Lokerpara Union (Bengali: লোকেরপাড়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union of Ghatail Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Bhuapur, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Ghatail and 33 kilometres (21 mi) north of Tangail, the district headquarters.
Lokerpara Union
লোকেরপাড়া ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
  Lokerpara Union Location of Lokerpara Union in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°28′32″N 89°52′56″E / 24.47562°N 89.88215°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Tangail District |
| Upazila | Ghatail Upazila |
| Established | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union Council |
| • Chairman | Md. Sharif Hossain (Bangladesh Awami League) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,832 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1981 |
| Website | lokerparaup |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lokerpara Union had 6,006 households and a population of 23,832. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 45.2% (male: 47.6%, female: 42.9%).[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Community Report: Tangail" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2017-06-18.