Kalukhali Upazila Explained

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]

Demographics

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]

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.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 399.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  4. Web site: upazila List. Bangladesh National Portal.
  5. Web site: LIST OF UPAZILA NIRBAHI OFFICERS. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. 10 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajbari . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Rajbari district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Rajbari . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . PDF . 14 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113185309/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Rajbari.pdf . 13 November 2014.