Kaliakair কালিয়াকৈর |
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Upazila | |
Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°4.5′N 90°13′E / 24.0750°N 90.217°ECoordinates: 24°4.5′N 90°13′E / 24.0750°N 90.217°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Gazipur District |
Area | |
• Total | 314.14 km2 (121.29 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 232,915 |
• Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Postal code | 1750 |
Website | Kaliakair Upazila |
Kaliakair (Bengali: কালিয়াকৈর) is an Upazila of Gazipur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Kaliakair is located at 24°04′30″N 90°13′00″E / 24.0750°N 90.2167°E . It has 45565 households and total area 314.14 km².
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaliakair has a population of 232915. Males constitute 51.21% of the population, and females 48.79%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126799. Kaliakair has an average literacy rate of 28.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Kaliakair has 9 Unions/Wards, 181 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 283 villages.