Kashiani Upazila

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Kashiani
কাশিয়ানী
Upazila
Kashiani
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°13′N 89°42′E / 23.217°N 89.700°E / 23.217; 89.700Coordinates: 23°13′N 89°42′E / 23.217°N 89.700°E / 23.217; 89.700
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Gopalganj District
Area
  Total 299.64 km2 (115.69 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 205,596
  Density 686/km2 (1,780/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Kashiani (Bengali: কাশিয়ানী) is an Upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kashiani is located at 23°13′00″N 89°42′00″E / 23.2167°N 89.7000°E / 23.2167; 89.7000 . It has 36965 units of house hold and total area 299.64 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kashiani has a population of 205596. Males constitute 50.09% of the population, and females 49.91%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 101974. Kashiani has an average literacy rate of 39.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administration

Chairman: Shoobroto Thaakur (Independent)

Vice Chairman: Abdur Rouf Mollah

Woman Vice Chairman: Minazaman

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Mohd. Abdul Latif

Pressclub : Kasiani Pressclub (president) : Hanif Mahmud

Union Porisad Chairman : Mohmmad Ali Khokon

Administrative

Kashiani has 14 Unions/Wards, 154 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 161 villages.

See also

References

  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 


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