Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur
Kaliganj
কালিগঞ্জ | |
|---|---|
  Kaliganj Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°55′30″N 90°34′00″E / 23.9250°N 90.5667°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Gazipur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 158.79 km2 (61.31 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | kaliganj |
Kaliganj (Bengali: কালিগঞ্জ) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]
Geography
Kaliganj is located at 23°55′30″N 90°34′00″E / 23.9250°N 90.5667°E. It has 32588 households and total area 158.79 km2.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaliganj has a population of 175915. Males constitute 93.86% of the population, and females 87.14%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87404. Kaliganj has an average literacy rate of 90.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 90.4% literate. Main occupations Agriculture 47.35%, dairy and fishery 1.89%, agricultural labourer 11.32%, wage labourer 2.11%, weaving 1.71%, commerce 9.22%, transport 1.79%, service 15.84%, others 8.77%.[2]
Administration
Kaliganj Upazila is divided into Kaliganj Municipality and seven union parishads: Baktarpur, Bhadursadi, Jamalpur, Jangalia, Moktarpur, Nagari, and Tumulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 151 mauzas and 175 villages.[3]
Kaliganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 23 mahallas.[3]
Education
According to Banglapedia, Saint Nicholas High School is a notable secondary school.[1]
Literacy rate: Average 90.9%; male 91.9%, female 87.8%.
Water Bodies: Shitalkshya River, Balu River, Punshahi Belai Beel, Suti Canal, Stuart-Barnared Canal, Patha Mara Canal.
Archaeological heritage and relics: Tomb of Isa Khan, the ruler of Bhati at Baktarpur, St. Nicholas Church (1695), Mazars and Dighi of Pahlwan Shah Gazi and Karforma Shah at Chaura, Tomb of Shah Bayejid and eight domed Mosque at Vatgati, Kachari Punshahi.
Religious institutions: Mosque 395, temple 19, church 6.
Important Business places: (Hat/Bazar): Kaliganj, Jamalpur, Pubail, Ulokhola, Saoraid bazar, Dolan Bazar, Aowrakhali, Punshahi Bazar. Noapara bazar.
Notable residents
- Meher Afroz Chumki, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs, has been Member of Parliament for constituency Gazipur-5 since 2009.[4]
- Humayun Faridi, actor, attended primary school in Kaliganj village.[5]
- Farooque[6]
- Rumana Khan[citation needed]
- Abdullah Al Mamun[citation needed]
- Gazi Golam Mostafa[citation needed]
- Abujafar Shamsuddin[citation needed]
- Nazmul Hoque Khan [citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b Bagchi, Tapan (2012). "Kaliganj Upazila (Gazipur District)". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Gazipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 13 November 2014 suggested (help) - ^ "Chumki takes oath". bdnews24.com. 2 June 2013.
- ^ Islam, Md Saiful (2012). "Faridi, Humayun". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Farooque on his new milestone". The Daily Star. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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