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Kahaloo Upazila (Bengali: কাহালু উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Kahaloo Thana was established in 1928 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.[3] It is named after its administrative center, the town of Kahaloo.

Kahaloo
কাহালু
Upazila
Kahaloo
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°49′N 89°16′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictBogra District
Area
[1]
 • Total240.42 km2 (92.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)[2]
 • Total222,376
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5870
Websitekahaloo.bogra.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Geography


Kahaloo Upazila has a total area of 240.42 square kilometres (92.83 sq mi).[1] It is bounded on the west by the Nagar River (across which lies Dhupchanchia Upazila).[4] It borders Shibganj Upazila to the north, Bogra Sadar and Shajahanpur upazilas to the east, Nandigram Upazila to the southwest, and Adamdighi Upazila to the west.[3] (J.M)


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 146—    
1991 183+25.3%
2001 196+7.1%
2011 222+13.3%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kahaloo Upazila had 58,261 households and a population of 222,376, 6.2% of whom lived in urban areas.[2] 9.4% of the population was under the age of 5.[5] The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 52.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[6][7] The total number of voters in Kahalu upazila is 1,46,786. Of these, 71,501 are male voters and 85,265 are female voters.[8]


Administration


Kahaloo Upazila is divided into Kahaloo Municipality and nine union parishads: Bir Kedar, Durgapur, Jamgaon, Kahaloo, Kalai Majh Para, Malancha, Murail, Narahatta, and Paikar. The union parishads are subdivided into 161 mauzas and 264 villages.

Kahaloo Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.[1]


Transport


Railway stations Panchpir Mazar and Kahaloo are on the branch line connecting Santahar and Kaunia . In July 2014 they were served by six or eight intercity and six mail trains a day.[9]


Education


See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are four colleges in the upazila. They include Azizul Haque Memorial Degree College, Dargahat Degree College, and Kahaloo Adarsha Women's Degree College. Kahaloo Degree College is the only honors level college in the upazila.

The madrasa education system includes five fazil madrasas.[10]


See also


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kahaloo Upazila.

References


  1. "District Statistics 2011: Bogra" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  2. "Population Census 2011: Bogra Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  3. Pulak, Md Khairul Alam (2012). "Kahaloo Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. Murshed, Md Mahbub (2012). "Nagar River". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. "Population Census 2011: Bogra Table C-04" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  6. "Population Census 2011: Bogra Table C-06" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  7. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  8. এক নজরে বদলগাছী. Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  9. "Santahar Schedule". Bangladesh Railways. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  10. "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

На других языках

- [en] Kahaloo Upazila

[ru] Кахалу (подокруг)

Кахалу (бенг. কাহালু, англ. Kahaloo) — подокруг на севере Бангладеш. Входит в состав округа Богра. Образован в 1928 году. Административный центр — город Кахалу. Площадь подокруга — 238,79 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 183 230 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 769 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 27,3 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 92,34 %, индуисты — 6,83 %, прочие — 0,83 %.


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