Kaliganj
Bangladesh /
Rangpur /
World
/ Bangladesh
/ Rangpur
/ Rangpur
township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government
Kaliganj Upazila (Lalmonirhat district) with an area of 236.96 sq km, is bounded by Hatibandha upazila and West Bengal of India on the north, Gangachara and Kishoreganj (Lalmonirhat) upazilas on the south, Aditmari upazila on the east and Jaldhaka upazila on the west. Main rivers are Tista and Trimohani; depressions: 18, most noted of which are Gegra Beel and Kamlar Beel.
Kaliganj is located at 25.9682°N 89.2167°E. It has 35449 units of house hold. Kaliganj (Town) consists of three mouzas. The area of the town is 10.22 sq km. It has a population of 14163; male 51.73%, female 48.27%. The population density is 1385 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 30.03%.
Kaliganj thana was established in 1913 and was turned into an upazila in 1982. The upazila consists of 8 union parishads, 164 mouzas and 88 villages.
Historical events: Invasion of this area including Kuchbihar by the Mughal in 1687; peasant rebellion led by Nuraldin, Fakir-Sannyasi rebellion against British.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 198108: male 51.48%, female 48.52%; Muslim 78.43%, Hindu 21.17%; Christian 0.12%, Buddhist 0.04% and others 0.24%.
Average literacy 31%; male 39.8%, female 23%. Educational institutions: college 6, government high school 2, non-government high school 17, government primary school 58, non-government primary school 72, madrasa 7, vocational high school 1, computer training centre 1. Noted institutions: Madanpur Bairati Primary School (1865), Kakina Mahima Ranjan Memorial Bilateral High School (1901).
Religious institutions Mosque 559, temple 47, church 1.
Main occupations Agriculture 52.35%, agricultural labourer 26.24%, wage labourer 3.15%, commerce 7.39%, services 2.85% and others 8.02%.
Land use Cultivable land 23700 hectares; single crop 10%, double crop 75%, treble crop land 15%; land under irrigation 78%.
Land control Among the peasants 28% are landless, 26% small, 32% intermediate and 14% rich; cultivable land per head 0.12%.
Manufactories Flour mill 2, ice factory 3, saw mill 10 and welding 22.
Cottage industries Weaving 26, bidi 2, potteries 33, blacksmith 25, tailoring 315, wood work 185, goldsmith 18, bamboo work 225, candle making 1.
Fisheries, poultries Fishery 44, poultry 17.
Communication facilities: Roads: pucca 32 km, semi pucca 0.9 km, mud road 350 km; railways 40 km.
Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 4.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, rdrs, Hitoshi Bangladesh.
Kaliganj is located at 25.9682°N 89.2167°E. It has 35449 units of house hold. Kaliganj (Town) consists of three mouzas. The area of the town is 10.22 sq km. It has a population of 14163; male 51.73%, female 48.27%. The population density is 1385 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 30.03%.
Kaliganj thana was established in 1913 and was turned into an upazila in 1982. The upazila consists of 8 union parishads, 164 mouzas and 88 villages.
Historical events: Invasion of this area including Kuchbihar by the Mughal in 1687; peasant rebellion led by Nuraldin, Fakir-Sannyasi rebellion against British.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 198108: male 51.48%, female 48.52%; Muslim 78.43%, Hindu 21.17%; Christian 0.12%, Buddhist 0.04% and others 0.24%.
Average literacy 31%; male 39.8%, female 23%. Educational institutions: college 6, government high school 2, non-government high school 17, government primary school 58, non-government primary school 72, madrasa 7, vocational high school 1, computer training centre 1. Noted institutions: Madanpur Bairati Primary School (1865), Kakina Mahima Ranjan Memorial Bilateral High School (1901).
Religious institutions Mosque 559, temple 47, church 1.
Main occupations Agriculture 52.35%, agricultural labourer 26.24%, wage labourer 3.15%, commerce 7.39%, services 2.85% and others 8.02%.
Land use Cultivable land 23700 hectares; single crop 10%, double crop 75%, treble crop land 15%; land under irrigation 78%.
Land control Among the peasants 28% are landless, 26% small, 32% intermediate and 14% rich; cultivable land per head 0.12%.
Manufactories Flour mill 2, ice factory 3, saw mill 10 and welding 22.
Cottage industries Weaving 26, bidi 2, potteries 33, blacksmith 25, tailoring 315, wood work 185, goldsmith 18, bamboo work 225, candle making 1.
Fisheries, poultries Fishery 44, poultry 17.
Communication facilities: Roads: pucca 32 km, semi pucca 0.9 km, mud road 350 km; railways 40 km.
Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 4.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, rdrs, Hitoshi Bangladesh.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 25°58'16"N 89°12'51"E
- Gobindaganj Upazila 82 km
- Shaghatta Upazila 85 km
- Sarishabari Upazila 137 km
- Bholahat Upazila HQ 153 km
- Abhaynagar Upazila HQ 324 km
- Fakirhat Upazila HQ 356 km
- Kachua Upazila HQ 373 km
- Koyra Upzila HQ 399 km
- Maidi Vdc 494 km
- Samote Union Council 1732 km
- Harishor Bil Hazipara 4.5 km
- sitai 13 km
- Lalmonirhat District 17 km
- Kishoreganj (Nilphamari) 21 km
- upashar 22 km
- ধাইজান এবং বুলাই নদীর একই ক্যাচমেন্ট এরিয়া (?) 22 km
- Nilphamari District 31 km
- Rangpur District 38 km
- Dinajpur District 50 km
- Rajshahi Division 88 km