Kaliganj Upazila, Lalmonirhat

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Kaliganj
locator_position = right
latd = 25.1333
longd = 89.2167
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Lalmonirhat District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 187494
population_density = 791
area_total = 236.96
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/lalmonirhat/Kaliganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Kaliganj
footnotes =

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

Geography

Kaliganj is located at coord|25.1333|N|89.2167|E| . It has 35449 units of house hold and total area 236.96 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Kaliganj has a population of 187494. Males constitute are 51.48% of the population, and females 48.52%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 89669. Kaliganj has an average literacy rate of 24% (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 8 Unions/Wards, 64 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 88 villages.

ee also

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

References