Porabari Union

Porabari Union (Bengali: পোড়াবাড়ী ইউনিয়ন) is a union of Tangail Sadar Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of Tangail city. It is the place of origin for the chomchom, a sweetmeat eaten throughout the Indian subcontinent.^[1]

Porabari Union পোড়াবাড়ী ইউনিয়ন
Porabari Union Location of Porabari in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°13′36.354″N 89°52′1.6248″E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Tangail District
Upazila	Tangail Sadar Upazila
Established on	1984
Government
• Type	Union Council
Area
• Total	13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	21,622
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1904
Website	porabariup.tangail.gov.bd

Demographics

According to Population Census 2011 performed by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, The total population of Porabari union is 21,622. There are 4,897 households in total.^[2]

See also

• Union Councils of Tangail District

References

1. Mahmud Nasir Jahangiri (2012). "Sweetmeats". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Porabari, Tangail table:C01, P-109" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011-06-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2016-02-22.