Kalkini কালকিনি |
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Upazila | |
Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°4′N 90°14.5′E / 23.067°N 90.2417°ECoordinates: 23°4′N 90°14.5′E / 23.067°N 90.2417°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Madaripur District |
Area | |
• Total | 279.98 km2 (108.10 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 250,916 |
• Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Website | Kalkini Upazila |
Kalkini (Bengali: কালকিনি) is an Upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Kalkini is located at 23°04′00″N 90°14′30″E / 23.0667°N 90.2417°E . It has 46314 households and total area 279.98 km².
Fasiatala and Bazrusar of Banshgari union are the Great Village in Kalkini Upazila As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kalkini has a population of 250916. Males constitute 50.37% of the population, and females 49.63%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 118534. Kalkini has an average literacy rate of 35.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
The main places of public interests in Madaripur are Senapati Dighi, Arial Khan River, kalkini syed abul hossain university college.
Kalkini has 1 powrashva 14 Unions, 161 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 190 villages. Kalkini has 1 (one) Upazila parishad and 2 police station.
- Kalkini police station
- Dasar police station