Official Name: | Nikli |
Native Name: | নিকলি |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 24°N 90°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Kishoreganj |
Area Total Km2: | 214.39 |
Population Total: | 145887 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 2360[2] |
Website: | Official Map of Nikli |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Nikli (bn|নিকলি) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Nikli is located at 24.3167°N 90.9333°W. It has 30,450 households and total area 214.39 km2.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nikli Upazila had 30,450 households and a population of 133,729. 39,457 (29.51%) were under 10 years of age. Nikli had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 28.87%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males. 18,924 (14.15%) lived in urban areas.[3] [4]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nikli has a population of 110,912. Males constitute 50.16% of the population, and females 49.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 54,437. Nikli has an average literacy rate of 12.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]
Nikli Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Chatir Char, Dampara, Gurai, Jaraitala, Karpasha, Nikli, and Singpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 46 mauzas and 125 villages.[3]