Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Kaliganj
locator_position = right
latd = 23.9250
longd = 90.5667
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Gazipur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 175915
population_density = 1108
area_total = 158.79
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/gazipur/Kaliganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Kaliganj
footnotes =

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

Geography

Kaliganj is located at coord|23.9250|N|90.5667|E| . It has 32588 units of house hold and total area 158.79 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, 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. 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

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

ee also

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

References