Kaliganj () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

Jhenaidah District Jhenaidah District () is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. Part of the Khulna Division, the district has an area of . It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal to the south, Rajbari District and Magu ...

in the Division of the

Khulna Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the seco ...

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. 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, The historical mosques of Barobazar, the largest banyan tree in Asia and the flow of Chitra and Begobati. It is bounded by Jhenaidah Sadar on the north, Jessore district on the south, Kotchandpur Upazilla in the west and Magura district in the east.

Geography

Bethuli, Kaliganj is located at . It has 67,841 households and a total area of 310.19 km². Main rivers are Chittra, Bhairab,Begabati.

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of Bangladesh 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 r ...

, Kaliganj upazila had 67,841 households and a population of 282,366. 56,280 (19.93%) were under 10 years of age. Kaliganj had an average literacy rate of 51.97%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 45,341 (16.06%) of the population lived in urban areas. 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 a ...

, 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 Limited *

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* Cold storage * Machineries *

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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

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in the world is situated at Mollikpur Village under Kaligonj Upazila. * Baro Bazar: Gora Masjid, Sako bazar masjid and more than 10 other mosques notably Jorbangla and Galakata and more than 5 large ''dighi'' (

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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 meter 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 Limited * Mobarakganj railway station

Administration

Kaliganj Upazila is divided into Kaliganj Municipality and 11

union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

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

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s. Kaliganj Upazila is encompassed by parliamentary constituency Jhenaidah-4. Member of Parliament : # Md. Anwarul Azim Anar, MP (5 January 2014 –13 May 2024) in 10th General Election # Mr. Abdul Mannan, MP (2009–2014) in 9th General Election # Md.. Shahidul Islam Baltu, MP (1991–1996, February 1996 – June 1996, 1996–2001, 2001–2006) in 5th to 8th General Election

Education

* Government Naldanga Bhushan Pilot Secondary School, Kaliganj was formed in 1882 by Rajadhiraj Pramatha Bhushan Ray Choudhury. It is one of the oldest and notable institutions of

. *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 Sugar Mills 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, Islamic scholar and professor * Nazrul Islam Ritu, politician, was born in Trilochanpur.

References

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