Kaliganj ( bn, কালীগঞ্জ) 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 ...

Jhenaidah District Jhenaidah District ( bn, ঝিনাইদহ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It has an area of . It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal, India to the so ...

in the Division of

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. One of the most important commercial area is Kaliganj under Khulna Division. It crosses between Dhaka Khulna Highway. It has the myth of Gazi Kalu Champabati, Historical mosques of Barobazar, the largest banyan tree in Asia & the flow of Chitra & Begobati. It is bounded by Jhenaidah sadar on the north,Jessore district on the south, Kotchandpur Upazilla in west and Magura district at east.

Geography

Bethuli, Kaliganj is located at . It has 38,339 households and a total area of 310.16 km². Main rivers are Chittra, Bhairab,Begabati.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Kaliganj had a population of 282,366. Males constituted 50.04% of the population and females 49.96%. Muslims formed 82.74% of the population, Hindus 16.00%, Christians 1.23% and others 0.03%. Kaliganj had a literacy rate of 51.97% for the population 7 years and above. As of the

1991 Bangladesh census In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...

, Kaliganj had a population of 219,126. Males constituted 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. The population aged 18 or older was 112,587. Kaliganj has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Economy

*Mobarakganj Sugar Mills Ltd *Agriculture *Hand-loom * Kaliganj Jhenaidah

Cold storage *Machineries *Business

Points of interest

* Naldanga Temple Complex:, in the Kaliganj Upazila, is a temple complex built in 1656 by Maharaj Indranarayan Debroy. There are a total of six temples now. The government restored all of them in 1980s but they were destroyed again during the riot and now most of them are in ruins. Renovations are still going on. The idol of goddess Kali was from Banaras, India. * The biggest

banyan tree A banyan, also spelled "banian", is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adventitious prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. This distinguishes banyans from other trees with a strangler habit that begin life as a ...

in the world is situated at Mollikpur Village under Kaligonj Upazila. * Baro Bazar: Gazi kalur chompa botir Mazar, Gora Mosjid, Sako bazar mosjid and more than 10 other mosques and more than 5 large ''dighi'' (

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

s) are situated in Baro Bazar of Kaligonj. * Bulu Deouan er Mazar is another remarkable place in Kaligonj Upazila. * Kolika Doha is situated in Naldanga, 300 miter distance from Naldanga Temple Complex. * The Gunjanath temple dates back to the 17th century, also in Kaliganj. It can be reached from Naldanga. * Alaipur Mosque : A historical mosque has been discovered here in the previous decade. * Baro bazar fish Market is one of biggest fish market in khulna division * Sheikh russel mini stadium * Mobarakganj Sugar Mills Ltd * Mobarakganj railway station

Administration

Kaliganj Upazila is divided into Kaliganj Municipality and 11

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Bara Bazar, Jamal, Kashtabhanga, Kola, Maliat, Niamatpur, Roygram, Rakhalgachhi, Shimla Rokonpur, Sundarpur Durgapur, and Trilochanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 188 mauzas and 198 villages. Kaliganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...

s. Kaliganj Upazila is encompassed by parliamentary constituency

Jhenaidah-4 Jhenaidah-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Anwarul Azim Anar of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kaliganj Upazila and four union parishads of Jhen ...

. Member of Parliament : # Mr. Anoarul Azim Anar, MP (5 January 2014 – present) in 10th General Election # Mr. Abdul Mannan, MP (2009–2014) in 9th General Election # Mr. Shahidul Islam Baltu, MP (1991–1996, February 1996 – June 1996, 1996–2001, 2001–2006) in 5th to 8th General Election

Education

* Govt. Naldanga Bhushan Pilot Secondary School, (Kaliganj) was formed in 1882 by Rajadhiraj Pramatha Bhushan Roy Choudhury. It is one of the oldest and notable institutions of Bangladesh. *G.K United high school. *Pakh Sharif dakil Madrasa. *Kastovanga girls high school. *Gourinathpur govt.primary school. * Baliadanga M.S Secondary School is one of the oldest high school of Kaliganj. * Kolabazar Secondary High School,(Kolabazar,Kaliganj) * Shaheed Noor Ali College * Sait Baria Haqqul Huda Alim Madrasha * Mahatab Uddin Degree College, Kaliganj * Ramnagor College *Rostom Ali High School, Roghunathpur. * Solimunnesa Girls' High School, Kaliganj * Chaprail High School, Kaliganj, Jhenaidah was formed in 1963. * Mobarakganj High School, Kaliganj, Jhenaidah * Hat baro bazar high School,Barobazar * BAROBAZAR COLLEGE,BAROBAZAR * Hat Baro Bazar Girls school,Barobazar * Gazir Hat High School (Gazir Hat, Kaliganj) * Hasanhati Baro Dhopadi Ebadat Ali High School. * Hasanhati Govt. Primary School. * Gopalpur secondary high school,Gopalur * Panchkahuni secondary High school, kaliganj * Mongolpaita parkhidha collage, kaliganj * Bejpara High School, Kaliganj * Arpara sibnagar model government primary school, kaliganj * Bhatghara-Doyapur government primary school, Bhatghara-Doyapur, kaliganj * Naldanga Bushan shishu academy, kaliganj * Al-amin precadet school, kaliganj * Ashar Alo precadet school, kaliganj * Shaheen precadet school, kaliganj * Keyabagan hosnin adorsho college, kaliganj * Bhatghara high school, bhatghara, kaliganj * Shoiaibnagar fazil madrashah, kaliganj * Alhaz Amzad Ali Faizur Rahman Mohilla College, Kaliganj * Kastovanga Government Primary School

Notable people

Qazi Mu'tasim Billah Qazi Mu'tasim Billah Bahar ( bn, কাজী মুতাসিম বিল্লাহ বাহার; 15 June 1933 – 15 July 2013) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, teacher, author and politician. He was the principal of Jamia Shar'iyya ...

, Islamic scholar and professor

References

{{Upazilas of Khulna Division Upazilas of Jhenaidah District Jhenaidah District Khulna Division