Kahaloo Upazila ( bn, কাহালু উপজেলা) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

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in the Division of

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. Kahaloo Thana was established in 1928 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. It is named after its administrative center, the town of Kahaloo.

Geography

Kahaloo Upazila has a total area of . It is bounded on the west by the Nagar River (across which lies Dhupchanchia Upazila). It borders Shibganj Upazila to the north,

Bogra Sadar Bogra Sadar Upazila ( bn, বগুড়া সদর উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Bogra Thana was established in 1821 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. The upazila takes its ...

and

Shajahanpur Shajahanpur Upazila ( bn, শাজাহানপুর উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Created in 2003, it is the newest upazila in the District. Geography Shajahanpur Upazila has a to ...

upazilas to the east,

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to the southwest, and

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to the west. (J.M)

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kahaloo Upazila had 58,261 households and a population of 222,376, 6.2% of whom lived in urban areas. 9.4% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 52.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%. The total number of voters in Kahalu upazila is 1,46,786. Of these, 71,501 are male voters and 85,265 are female voters.

Administration

Kahaloo Upazila is divided into Kahaloo Municipality and nine union parishads: Bir Kedar, Durgapur, Jamgaon, Kahaloo, Kalai Majh Para, Malancha, Murail, Narahatta, and Paikar. The union parishads are subdivided into 161 mauzas and 264 villages. Kahaloo Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.

Transport

Railway stations Panchpir Mazar and Kahaloo are on the branch line connecting Santahar and Kaunia . In July 2014 they were served by six or eight intercity and six mail trains a day.

Education

There are four colleges in the upazila. They include Azizul Haque Memorial Degree College, Dargahat Degree College, and Kahaloo Adarsha Women's Degree College. Kahaloo Degree College is the only honors level college in the upazila. The madrasa education system includes five fazil madrasas.

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