Kaliakair Upazila
Kaliakair
কালিয়াকৈর | |
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 Sreefatali Zamindar Bari | |
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| Coordinates: 24°4.5′N 90°13′E / 24.0750°N 90.217°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Gazipur |
| Headquarters | Kaliakair |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Kawsar Ahammad (UNO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 314.13 km2 (121.29 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 694,608 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1750[2] |
| Area code | 06822[3] |
| Website | kaliakair |
Kaliakair (Bengali: কালিয়াকৈর) is an upazila (sub-district) of the Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[4]
Geography
[edit]Kaliakair is located at 24°04′30″N 90°13′00″E / 24.0750°N 90.2167°E. It has 45565 households and total area 314.14 km2. It is bounded by Mirzapur and Sakhipur upazilas on the north, Savar and Dhamrai upazilas on the south, Gazipur Sadar and Sreepur upazilas on the east, and Mirzapur upazila on the west.
Water bodies Main rivers: turag, bangshi, Salda; Boali, Hawla, Ujan and Markaj beels and Goala and Betjuri canals are notable. <RAFI>
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kaliakair Upazila had 116,749 households and a population of 483,308. 87,337 (18.07%) were under 10 years of age. Kaliakair had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 60.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males. 163,498 (33.83%) lived in urban areas.[6] Ethnic population was 6,244 (1.29%), of which Barman were 3,150 and Koch 2,463. Nearly 1,400 people in the upazila are Christians, mainly living in urban areas.[7]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaliakair has a population of 232915. Males constitute 91.21% of the population, and females 85.79%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126799. Kaliakair has an average literacy rate of 32.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]
Population Total '267003; male 138240, female 128763; Muslim 231672, Hindu 34306, Christian 910, Buddhist 30 and others 85. Indigenous communities such as Koch and Badey belong to this upazila.
Economy
[edit]There are 1000 + Garments factory in Kaliakair. Many Garemnts Worker living here.
Administration
[edit]Kaliakair Thana was formed in 1923 and it was turned into an upazila on 2 July 1983.
Kaliakair Upazila is divided into Kaliakair Municipality and nine union parishads: Atabaha, Boali, Chapair, Dhaljora, Fulbari, Madhayapara, Mouchak, Sreefaltali, and Sutrapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 183 mauzas and 264 villages.[6]
Kaliakair Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Rana, Ayub (2012). "Kaliakair Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Gazipur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-264-1.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gazipur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Gazipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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