Lokerpara Union লোকেরপাড়া ইউনিয়ন | |
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  Lokerpara Union Location of Lokerpara Union in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°28′32″N89°52′56″E / 24.47562°N 89.88215°E Coordinates: 24°28′32″N89°52′56″E / 24.47562°N 89.88215°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Tangail District |
| Upazila | Ghatail Upazila |
| Established | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union Council |
| • Chairman | Md. Sharif Hossain (Bangladesh Awami League) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 23,832 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1981 |
| Website | lokerparaup |
Lokerpara Union (Bengali : লোকেরপাড়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union of Ghatail Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Bhuapur, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Ghatail and 33 kilometres (21 mi) north of Tangail, the district headquarters.
Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Bengalis in South Asia. It is the official and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and second most widely spoken of the 22 scheduled languages of India, behind Hindi. In 2015, 160 million speakers were reported for Bangladesh, and the 2011 Indian census counted another 100 million.
Ghatail is an upazila located in Tangail District, Bangladesh. The upazila is bounded by Gopalpur and Madhupur upazilas on the north, Fulbaria and Bhaluka upazilas on the east, Kalihati and Sakhipur upazilas on the south, Bhuapur and Gopalpur upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Bangshi, Jhenai, Lohajang, Salisunda. Noted hills are Deopara, Dhalapara and Sagardighi (river)|Sagardighi]].
Tangail is a district (zila) 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 zilla is about 3.8 million and its area is 3,414.28 km². 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.
