Kalihati
কালিহাতী
Upazila
Principle's Quarter, Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College
Principle's Quarter, Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College
Location of Kalihati
Coordinates: 24°23′N 90°0.5′E / 24.383°N 90.0083°E / 24.383; 90.0083
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictTangail
Area
 • Total295.60 km2 (114.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total410,293
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1970
WebsiteOfficial Map of Kalihati

Kalihati (Bengali: কালিহাতী) is an upazila of Tangail District,[1] Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

History

It has a historical background during the liberation war in 1971. A great child of this land named Kader Siddiqui who later gained the great title "Bir Uttom" for his contribution to the war. After the liberation war he gave 32 trucks of weapons to the government. In the liberation period he formed a group named "Kaderia Bahini" with the brave bangalees. The "Kaderia Bahini" was very ferocious against the Pakistanis.

The Kalihati thana was established in 1928 and was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Geography

Kalihati is located at 24°23′00″N 90°00′30″E / 24.3833°N 90.0083°E / 24.3833; 90.0083. It has 98,702 households and total area of 295.6 km2.The upazila is surrounded by Bhuapur & Ghatail upazilas on the north, Tangail Sadar and Basail Upazila on the south, Sakhipur Upazila on the east, and the Jamuna River on the west.

Demographics

Religions in Kalihati upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.31%
Hinduism
 
 7.69%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kalihati Upazila had 98,702 households and a population of 410,293. 87,090 (21.23%) were under 10 years of age. Kalihati had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males. 39,496 (9.63%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

Administration

Kalihati Upazila is divided into 2 municipalities and 13 union parishads: Balla, Bangra, Bir Bashinda, Dashkia, Durgapur, Gohaliabari, Kok Dohora, Nagbari Union, Narandia, Paikara, Parkhi, Salla and Shahadebpur.[4]

Kalihati Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[2]

Elenga Municipality was established in 2013.[5]

Education

  • Biyara Marua Govt. Primary School
  • Elenga High School
  • Jetendra Bala Girls High School
  • Samsul Haque College
  • Lutfor Rahman Motin Mohila College
  • Elenga BM College
  • Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College
  • Kalihati College
  • Kalihati R S Govt. Pilot High School
  • Rajafair High School
  • Nagbari Hasina Chowdhury High School
  • Balla high school and College
  • Rampur High School
  • Lion Ferdous alom Firoz high School & College
  • Narandia TRKN High School & College
  • Nagar Bari Agriculture College
  • Nagar Bari BM College
  • Gopal Dighi K.P.U. High School
  • Kasturipara Adarsha Junior Girls School
  • Khilda High School
  • Potol High School

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shymal Chandra Nath (2012), "Kalihati Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. 1 2 3 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ↑ এক নজরে কালিহাতি [Kalihati at a glance]. Kalihati Upazila.
  5. ↑ "Shafi Khan Elenga mayor". The Daily Star. 29 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Haq, Enamul (2012). "Choudhury, Justice Abu Sayeed". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  7. ↑ "Remembering Manna". Dhaka Tribune. 16 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Actor Manna laid to rest". The Daily Star. 19 February 2008.
  9. ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members (Bangla)". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "List of 9th Parliament Members (Bangla)". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Molla, Mohammad Al-Masum (2 September 2015). "Latif Siddique resigns from Jatiya Sangsad". Dhaka Tribune.


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