Official Name: | Kalukhali |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 23.7621°N 89.4994°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Rajbari |
Area Total Km2: | 168.81 |
Population Total: | 172347 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 7722 (Ratandia)[2] |
Postal2 Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal2 Code: | 7723 (Mrigi Bazar)[3] |
Website: | Upazila Portal |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Kalukhali is an upazila, or sub-district, of the Rajbari District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[4] [5]
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6] [7]
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.[8]