Kaliakair Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.0750° N 90.2167° E

Kaliakair Upazila
Kaliakair
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Gazipur District
Coordinates	24.0750° N 90.2167° E
Area	314.14 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	232915  - 741/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Kaliakair

Kaliakair (Bengali: কালিয়াকৈর) is an Upazila of Gazipur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Kaliakair is located at 24.0750° N 90.2167° E . It has 45565 units of house hold and total area 314.14 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Kaliakair has a population of 232915. Males constitute are 51.21% of the population, and females 48.79%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126799. Kaliakair has an average literacy rate of 28.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Kaliakair has 9 Unions/Wards, 181 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 283 vilages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.