Kalukhali Upazila

Kalukhali
Upazila
Location of Kalukhali
Coordinates: 23°45′44″N 89°29′58″E / 23.7621°N 89.4994°E / 23.7621; 89.4994
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictRajbari
Area
 • Total168.81 km2 (65.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total172,347
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteUpazila Portal

Kalukhali is an upazila, or sub-district, of the Rajbari District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[2][3]

Demographics

Religions in Kalukhali Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.86%
Hinduism
 
 6.99%
Other or not stated
 
 0.15%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kalukhali upazila had 35,032 households and a population of 155,044. 34,645 (22.35%) were under 10 years of age. Kalukhali had an average literacy rate of 51.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1008 females per 1000 males. 4,223 (2.72%) of the population lived in urban areas.[5][6]

Administration

Kalukhali Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Boalia, Kalikapur, Majhbari, Madapur, Mrigi, Ratandia, and Saorail. The union parishads are subdivided into 153 mauzas and 156 villages.[7]

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal.
  3. ^ "LIST OF UPAZILA NIRBAHI OFFICERS". MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rajbari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-243-6.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajbari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Rajbari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rajbari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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