Trishal Upazila

Trishal (ত্রিশাল) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The famous Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam attended a school here.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Trishal Upazila had 93,886 households and a population of 419,308. 115,977 (27.66%) were under 10 years of age. Trishal has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 40.02%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 56,002 (13.36%) lived in urban areas.

Administration
Trishal Thana was formed in 1909 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Trishal Upazila is divided into Trishal Municipality and 12 union parishads: Amirabari, Bailar, Baliparar, Dhanikhola, Harirampur, Kanihari, Kanthal, Mathbari, Mukshapur, Rampura, Sakhua, and Trishal. The union parishads are subdivided into 91 mauzas and 158 villages.

Trishal Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.

Unions and villages
The following 12 Unions' list (Alphabetical Arranged) is given below:
 * Trishal Union- Area 2827 hectares Name of Villages : Aultia Golaghita, Bagan, Chikna Monohar, Konabari, Naodhar, Panch Para, Satra Para, Salimpur, Trishal
 * Amirabari Union- Area 2068 hectares Name of Villages : Amirabari, Baragaon (1st. Portion), Baragaon (2nd. Portion), Gopalpur, Guziam, Narayanpur and Amira bari (Namapara)
 * Bailar Union- Area 2548 hectares Name of Villages : Bailar, Dewaniabari, Dulalbari, Hadderbhita, Kanhar, Kazir Simla, Pardhanikhola, Rudragram
 * Baliparar Union- Area 3113 hectares Name of Villages : Amian Dangari, Bahadurpur, Bali Para, Beara, Char Madakhali, Char Madakhali Purbai, Dhala, Ichhamati, Kalsiddha, Kazigram, Patuli
 * Dhanikhola Union- Area 3140 hectares Name of Villages : Dhanikhola,Sonakhali, Pajlarchar, Madhya Bhatipara, Uzan bhatipara, Charkumaria, Dakkhin Bhatipara, Samania Para, Bhawaliapara, Goysapara, jhiarpar, Palashtoli, Chopagaria, Moishateki, Katakhali.
 * Harirampur Union- Area 2380 hectares Name of Village : Nighor kanda, Chauladi, Golabhita, Harirampur, Magurjora, Rayer gram & South Kanda.
 * Kanihari Union- Area 3120 hectares Name of Villages :Baraigaon, Bahalikanda, Polashtoly, Baghadaria, Baghadaria Dak, Balidia, Barma, Bearta, Chandbari, Deopara, Gobindapur, Garpara, Jilki, Kanihari, Kushtia (1), Kushtia(2), Mandatia, Raghab Bari, Sultanpur, Thapanhala, Tirkhi.
 * Kanthal Union- Area 2364 hectares Name of Villages : Baniadhala, Banpathalia, Dhala Amian, Jasiddhar, Kanthal, Muhuriabari, Nalchira, Rajabari, Bangram, Singrail.
 * Mathbari Union- Area 3766 hectares Name of Villages : Alahari, Badamia, Kuragacha, Khagati Para, Horiyagoni, Mathabari.
 * Mukshapur Union- Area 2836 hectares Name of Villages : Kaitarbari, Konabakhail, Lalpur, Mukshapur, Nijbakhail, Phuti, Shankibhanga, Sapkhali, Senerchak, Jamtoli.
 * Rampura Union- Area 2827 hectares Name of Villages : Darila, Kakchar, Rampura.
 * Sakhua Union- Area 1752 hectares Name of Villages : Akhrail, Babupura, Bishnupur, Gandakhola, Nagarchhara, Naopara, Sakhua.

University

 * Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, established on 1 March 2005. Its first batch class was started in June 2007.

Colleges

 * Government Nazrul College
 * Trishal Women's Degree College
 * Trishal Women's Technical & B.M. College
 * Islami Academy School & College
 * Trishal Technical and B.M. College
 * Aulianagar College
 * Kalir Bazar School & College
 * Danikhola Technical & Commercial College
 * Mukshapur College
 * Trishal International School & College
 * Trishal Ideal School & College
 * Kanthal High School & College
 * Hazi Cherag Ali Degree College, Dhanikhola
 * Central Technical & Business Management College, Trishal.

Notable residents

 * Abul Mansur Ahmed, journalist, politician and littérateur, was born at Dhanikhola in 1898.
 * Abul Kalam Shamsuddin, journalist and littérateur, was born at Trishal in 1897.