Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur

Kaliganj
কালিগঞ্জ
—  Upazila  —
Kaliganj
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Gazipur District
Area
 • Total 158.79 km2 (61.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 175,915
 • Density 1,108/km2 (2,869.7/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Kaliganj

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

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Geography

Kaliganj is located at . It has 32588 units of house hold and total area 158.79 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaliganj has a population of 175915. Males constitute are 51.86% of the population, and females 48.14%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87404. Kaliganj has an average literacy rate of 33.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Main occupations Agriculture 47.35%, dairy and fishery 1.89%, agricultural labourer 11.32%, wage labourer 2.11%, weaving 1.71%, commerce 9.22%, transport 1.79%, service 15.84%, others 8.77%.[1]

Administrative

Kaliganj has 6 Unions/Wards, 93 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 105 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.