Ghatail

This article is about the town. For the upazila, see Ghatail Upazila.

Ghatail (Bengali: ঘাটাইল) is a town of Ghatail Upazila, in Tangail District, Bangladesh. The town is situated 33 kilometres (21 mi) north of Tangail city and 114 kilometres (71 mi) northwest of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

Ghatail ঘাটাইল
Town
Ghatail
Coordinates: 24.481195°N 89.973180°E / 24.481195; 89.973180
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Tangail District
Upazila	Ghatail Upazila
Government
• Type	Pourashava
• Mayor	Md Manjurul Haque (Bangladesh Awami League)
Area
• Total	8.08 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	35,245
• Density	4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal codes	1980
Area code	9225
Website	ghatail.tangail.gov.bd

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ghatail town had 7,668 households and a population of 35,245.^[1]

The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 72.1% (77.6% for males, 65.1% for females).^[2]