Karatia Jomidar Bari

Karatia Jomidar Bari (Karatia Jomidar Bari) is located on the banks of Putiyar River, just 10 km from Tangail city. Zamindar Wazed Ali Khan Panni built the house using Mughal and Chinese architectural techniques. About 1 km in length and 0.5 km in width, Kartia Zamindar's house is surrounded by a wall. The zamindar houses include Lohar Ghar, Rani's Pukurghat, Rokeya Mahal, Chhota Taraf Daud Mahal and a historic mosque built in Mughal architecture. The mosque has a total of eight domes and a 15 feet high minaret. Karatia Zamindar House is also known as Karatia Rajbari .

Distance from Dhaka to Tangail by road is about 84 km. It takes about 2 to 2 and a half hours to go to Tangail via Tongi. From Dhaka's Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Nirala, Baram, Jhatika, Dhaleswari etc. buses leave regularly for Tangail. All these buses cost 200 to 250 taka to go to Tangail. Boarding all these buses, getting off the bus near Kartia Bypass and taking a rickshaw to go to Kartia Zamindar's house will cost 20 to 25 Tk.

Besides, if you want to go by train, you can do some research and see if any train from Dhaka to North Bengal stops at Tangail railway station. Then you can easily go to Tangail by train.

Palli Vidyut and LGED have government rest houses for staying in Tangail. You can contact them. And if you want to spend the night in a hotel, you can stay at several quality hotels at the Nirala intersection of Tangail city.

Some of the notable hotels in Tangail are named below: Al Faisal Hotel Residential, Sugandha Hotel, Hotel Dream Touch, Nirala Hotel, Piyasi Hotel, Hotel Aditya, Shalbon Residential Hotel, Islamia Guest House, Hotel Kakikshan, Bhai Bhai Guest House etc. Notable among the resorts are Yamuna Resort Limited and Elenga Resort .

Tangail has a variety of quality hotels and restaurants for dining. Among these, Hotel Nirala located at Nirala Junction of the city is particularly famous. There are a few food hotels within walking distance of Nirala Mor. Also, don't forget to eat Tangail's famous Porabari Chamcham.

At present no one is allowed inside the Kartia Zamindar's house, the main gate remains locked. So to avoid trouble, your trip will be worthwhile if you are sure to get inside before going to the landlord's house. According to the information provided by the locals, Kartia Zamindar's house is open to public on 1st and 12th of Baisakh month and on two Eid days.

Nearby attractions Apart from Zamindar Bari, the traditional Atiya Mosque, Delduar Zamindar Bari, Maulana Bhasani Tomb and Museum and Maulana Bhasani University of Science and Technology can be visited at a close distance. Read the Tangail Travel Guide to know about all the attractions in Tangail district .