Kalapara Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Kalapara
locator_position = right
latd = 21.9861
longd = 90.2422
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Patuakhali District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 174921
population_density = 362
area_total = 483.08
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/patuakhali/Kalapara.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Kalapara Upazila
footnotes =

Kalapara ( _bn. কলাপাড়া ) is an Upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kalapara is located at coord|21.9861|N|90.2422|E| . It has 31324 units of house hold and total area 483.08 km².

Demographics

As of|1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Kalapara has a population of 174921. Males constitute are 50.89% of the population, and females 49.11%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 82394. Kalapara has an average literacy rate of 34.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Kalapara has 9 Unions/Wards, 57 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 247 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References