Kahaloo Upazila

Kahaloo
কাহালু
Upazila
Kahaloo

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°49′N 89°16′E / 24.817°N 89.267°E / 24.817; 89.267Coordinates: 24°49′N 89°16′E / 24.817°N 89.267°E / 24.817; 89.267
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Bogra District
Area[1]
 • Total 240.42 km2 (92.83 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Total 222,376
 • Density 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 5870
Website kahaloo.bogra.gov.bd(Bengali)

Kahaloo Upazila (Bengali: কাহালু উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Kahaloo Thana was established in 1928 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.[3] It is named after its administrative center, the town of Kahaloo.

Geography

Kahaloo Upazila has a total area of 240.42 square kilometres (92.83 sq mi).[1] It is bounded on the west by the Nagar River (across which lies Dhupchanchia Upazila).[4] It borders Shibganj Upazila to the north, Bogra Sadar and Shajahanpur upazilas to the east, Nandigram Upazila to the southwest, and Adamdighi Upazila to the west.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop. (000)±%
1981 146—    
1991 183+25.3%
2001 196+7.1%
2011 222+13.3%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1]

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.[2] 9.4% of the population was under the age of 5.[5] The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 52.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[6][7]

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.[1]

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.[8]

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.[9]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "District Statistics 2011: Bogra" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Population Census 2011: Bogra Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Pulak, Md Khairul Alam (2012). "Kahaloo Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ↑ Murshed, Md Mahbub (2012). "Nagar River". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2011: Bogra Table C-04" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2011: Bogra Table C-06" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Santahar Schedule". Bangladesh Railways. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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