Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah
Geography
- Kaliganj is located at . It has 38339 units of house hold and total area 310.16 km².
Demographics
- As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaliganj has a population of 219126. Males constitute are 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 112587. Kaliganj has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
Administrative
- Upazilla Chairman: Anoarul Ajim Anar
Kaliganj has 11 Unions, 9 Wards, 206 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 196 villages.
List of Union Councils and contact information.
- Sundoepur-Durgapur Union-01711189011.
- Jamal Union-01714670730.
- Kola Union-01714779692.
- Niamotpur Union-01714634404.
- Simla Rokonpur Union-01711344152.
- Trilochonpur Union-01917734930,01712195622.
- Raigram Union-01729826908.
- Maliut Union-01716116806.
- BaroBazar Union-01711171352.
- Kastovanga Union-01711950533.
- Rakhalgasi Union-01712115631.
Places To See
- Naldanga Temple Complex:, in the Kaliganj Upazilla, is a temple complex built in 1656 by Maharaj Indranarayan Debroy. There are a total six temples now. The government restored all of them in 1980s but it was destroyed again during the riot. Now most of the temples are in ruins. Renovations are still going on. The idol of goddess Kali was came from Banaras, India. Buses to Kaliganj are easily available from Jessore. Naldanga can be reached by rickshaw from Kaliganj.
- The biggest banyan tree in the world: is situated at kaligonj Upazilla. A person can go there by rickshaw or other human hauler from Kaliganj main bus stand within 20 minutes.
- Baro Bazar: Gazi kalur chompa botir Mazar, Gora Mosjid (Mosque), Sako bazar mosjid and more than 10 other mosjid (mosque)and more than 5 big dighi are situated in Baro Bazar of Kaligonj Upazilla.
- Bulu Deouan er Mazar is another remarkable place in Kaligonj Upazilla.
- Kolika Doha is another remarkable place situated in Naldanga, 300 miter distance from Naldanga Temple Complex.
- The Gunjanath temple dates back at 17th century is also in Kaliganj. It can be reached from Naldanga.
- Alaipur kaligonj .
Education
College & Madrasha:
- Shaheed Noor Ali College
- Mahatab Uddin Degree College, Kaligonj.
- Alhaz Amzad Ali And Faizur Rahman Mohila College - Intermediate College. Kaligonj.
- Shoaib Nagor Alia Madrasha
- A.B.M.A college Chaprial. Its formed very recently.
- Barobazar college, Kaligonj, Jhenaidah.
- Bolida Para koumia Madrasha, Kaligonj Jhenidah,( Its beside Mubarokganj Sugar mill )
High School:
- Naldanga Bhushan Pilot Secondary School,(Kaligonj) was formed in 1882 by Rajadhiraj Pramatha Bhushan Roy Choudhury.
- Solimun Nesa Girls' High School, Kaligonj.
- Kaligonj Bhushon Girls' Junior High School, Kaligonj.
- M.K.S.M high school
- Chaprail High School Kaligonj, Jhenaidah was formed in 1963. Continuously its doing good.
- Barobazar High School, Barobazar, Kaligonj
- Pachkhownia High School Kaligonj, Jhenaidah
- Bango Bondhu Sheik Mujip Viddyd Nikaton - Secondary School.Kaligonj.
Primary School & Pre-cadet:
- Ashar-Alo Pre-Cadet school
- Nishchintopur Vushon Non Government Primary School, Nishchintopur, Kaligonj was formed in 2001 by S.M. Abu Jafor Som (Retd. CIC).
- AL-Amin Pre-Cadet School
We are sons of Kaligonj
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References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
