Tangail District (Dhaka division) with an area of 3424.39 sq km, is bounded by jamalpur district on the north, dhaka and manikganj districts on the south, mymensingh and gazipur districts on the east, sirajganj district on the west. Main rivers: jamuna, dhaleshwari, Jhenai, Bangshi, Lohajang, Turag. Madhupur forestry and Sukhipur and Ghatail hillocks are notable. Average annual temperature: maximum 33.3°C, minimum 12°C; annual rainfall 1467 mm.

Tangail (Town) consists of 9 wards and 63 mahallas. The area of the town is 35.22 km. Tangail Municipality was established in1887. It has a population of 128543; male 51.25%, female 48.75%. Density of population is 3650 per sq km


Administration Tangail subdivision was established in 1870 and was turned into a district in 1969. The district consists of 11 upazilas, 8 municipalities, 72 wards, 211 mahallas, 103 union parishads, 2431 villages. The upazilas are tangail sadar, basail, bhuapur, delduar, ghatail, gopalpur, kalihati, madhupur, mirzapur, nagarpur, sakhipur.