page_title: Tangail District
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Tangail District / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Rubber garden, pirgacha, Tangail
context_page_description: Tangail formerly Tangail Upzilla of Greater Mymensingh district is a district in the central region of Bangladesh. It is the largest district of Dhaka division by area and second largest by population. The population of Tangail zila is about 3.8 million and its area is 3,414.28 square kilometres. The main city of the district is Tangail. It is surrounded by Jamalpur District on the north, the Dhaka and Manikganj Districts on the south, the Mymensingh and Gazipur on the east, and the Sirajganj on the west.
context_section_description: Agriculture is the main occupation of the Tangail district. About 49.53% of people are involved with agricultural activities. Its main agricultural products are paddy, potato, jute, sugarcane, sesame, linseed, wheat, mustard seed and pulse. About 3,386.53 km² cultivable lands are available in Tangail. The main fruit products are mangos, jackfruit, bananas, litchis, and pineapples. Other sectors, such as fisheries (446), dairies (189), industries, weaving and poultry farms (538) are developing in the Tangail district. Tangail is the home of the weavers of the world-famous "Tangail Saree".
caption: Rubber garden, pirgacha, Tangail
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