Country Bangladesh District Narail District Postal code 7520 | Division Khulna Division Time zone BST (UTC+6) Area 301.3 km² | |
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Website kaliapaurashava.com(Bengali) | ||
Kalia (Bengali: কালিয়া) is an upazila of Narail District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Kalia Thana was established in 1866 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. It is named after its administrative center, the town of Kalia.
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Map of Kalia Upazila, Bangladesh
Geography
Kalia Upazila has a total area of 301.32 square kilometres (116.34 sq mi). It borders Lohagara Upazila to the north, Dhaka Division to the east, Bagerhat and Khulna districts to the south, Jessore District to the southwest, and Narail Sadar Upazila to the northwest. TheNabaganga River flows south through the upazila.
Demographics
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Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |1981 |184 |1991 |197 |2001 |208 |2011 |220
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kalia Upazila had 48,579 households and a population of 220,202, 16.3% of whom lived in urban areas. 10.8% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 55.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.
Administration
Kalia Upazila is divided into Kalia Municipality and 14 union parishads: Babrahasla, Baioshona, Boronaleliasabad, Chacuri, Hamidpur, Jaynagor, Kalabaria, Khashial, Mauli, Pahordanga, Panchgram, Peroli, Purulia, and Salamabad. The union parishads are subdivided into 111 mauzas and 187 villages.
Kalia Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.
Education
There are five colleges in the upazila. They include Munshi Manik Miah College, and Shaheed Abdus Salam Degree College.