Karatia Union

Karatia
করটিয়া
Town
Karatia is located in Bangladesh
Karatia
Karatia
Location within Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°13′27.0732″N 89°58′27.6456″E / 24.224187000°N 89.974346000°E / 24.224187000; 89.974346000
CountryBangladeshBangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
UpazilaTangail Sadar Upazila
Incorporated1984
Government
 • TypeUnion Council
 • ChairmanMorshed Ali Khan Panni
Area
 • Total
19 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
70,000
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1903
Area code0921
Websitekarotiaup.tangail.gov.bd

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.

History

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It is known from the Bengali book ‘Atiyar Chand’ that the Afghan ruler Sulaiman Khan Karrani’s son Bayazid Khan Karrani had come to India and Bayazid’s son Sayeed Khan Panni settled down at Karatiya and constructed the famous Atia Mosque in 1608. Sadat Ali Khan Panni, belonging to the eleventh generation of the family, laid the foundation of the Karatia Zamindari. Wajed Ali Khan Panni (1871-1936), popular as Chand Mia or Atia’s Chand, belonging to the thirteenth generation of the family was a philanthropist and was active in politics. He was imprisoned ln 1929 for his role in the Khilafat Movement. He founded Saadat College in 1926, named after his grandfather Saadat Ali Khan Panni. [1][2]

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%).[3]

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Muslim Bonger Jamidargan in Bengali". Shamsul Arefin Shakti. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Sheren, Syeda Momtaz (2012). "Sadat College". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "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.

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