Kaliganj (Bengali: কালিগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Kaliganj
কালিগঞ্জ | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Kaliganj Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°8′N 89°13′E | |
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Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Lalmonirhat District |
Area | |
• Total | 236.96 km2 (91.49 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 187,494 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Kaliganj |
Kaliganj is located at 25.1333°N 89.2167°E / 25.1333; 89.2167. It has 35,459 households and total area of 236.96 km2.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaliganj has a population of 187,494. Males constitute 51.48% of the population, and females 48.52%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 89,669. Kaliganj has an average literacy rate of 24% (7+ years), and a national average of 32.4% are literate.[2]
Kaliganj Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Bhotemari, Chalbala, Chandrapur, Dalagram, Goral, Kakina, Madati, and Tushbhandar. The union parishads are subdivided into 64 mauzas and 92 villages.[3]
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
Dinajpur District |
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Gaibandha District |
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Kurigram District |
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Lalmonirhat District |
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Nilphamari District |
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Panchagarh District |
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Rangpur District |
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Thakurgaon District |
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