Tikoil Alpona Village

A small village in Nachol Upazila of Chapainawabganj district is called Tikoil . And every wall of Tikoil village is like an open canvas. On that canvas, the people of Tikoil village create beautiful Alpona. Therefore, the village is called Alpona Village ( The Alpona Village/A) by many people from home and abroad. Village of Alpona ) has become known as.

Alpanas are mainly drawn by village housewives and girls Over the years, they have been cherishing their traditions from generation to generation, wall to wall The walls of every house made of clay become colored by the scratching of the tuli, even the kitchen is not left out from the touch of Alpana. Alpanas are painted in clay houses with self-made paints and the main raw material for painting alpanas comes from clay.

At one time chalk (clay), girimati, paint and turpentine oil were used to paint these Alpanas. But the durability of those alpanas was less, so nowadays alpanas are painted by soaking a mixture made of girimati, dried plum paste, crushed old mango peel, chalk powder, various colors, manakchu and banana bark for 4 to 5 days. And this alpana lasted for more than a year.

Locals believe that these alpana bring purity to the house and keep the mind of all the family members happy. However, the people of the village do not have a clear idea about how such a tradition was born in Tik'il village. Yet the ancestral tradition continues to be preserved in various festivals, festivals and auspicious occasions.

The distance of Chapainawabganj by road from the capital Dhaka is 296 km and the distance of Chapainawabganj Sadar from Alpana village is 28 km. Chapainawabganj can be directly reached by road from Dhaka. From Kalyanpur and Gabtali bus terminals in Dhaka, several transport companies including Hanif Enterprise, Ekta Enterprise, National Travels, KTC Hanif, Evergreen Transport ply to Chapainawabganj regularly. AC/Non-AC buses will cost Tk 820 to 1400. You can also go to Chapainawabganj by Banlata Express train from Dhaka's Kamalapur railway station 6 days a week except Friday . To go by train, the fare will be 515 to 1,173 taka per seat.

From Chapainawabganj district headquarters, there is a system to go to Nachol upazila by train. Also from Chapainawabganj you can hire bus, taxi and CNG to go to Alpana village.

There is not much place to stay in Nachole, if you want to stay, you have to move to Chapainawabganj city. Chapainawabganj fair quality hotels include Hotel Rose, Hotel Al Nahid, Hotel Sapnapuri, Nawabganj Boarding, Hotel Rangdhanu are notable.

For food in Chapainawabganj you will find different quality hotels/restaurants. But don't forget to eat Shibganj's Adi Chamcham.