Kalai Upazila

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Geography

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Demographics

Religions in Kalai Upazila (2022)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
95.31%
Hinduism
4.56%
Other or not stated
0.13%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kalai Upazila had 38,745 households and a population of 143,197. 26,847 (18.75%) were under 10 years of age. Kalai had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 49.82%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1021 females per 1000 males. 16,464 (11.50%) lived in urban areas.[3][4]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kalai has a population of 114183. Males constitute 50.86% of the population, and females 49.14%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 60864. Kalai has an average literacy rate of 23.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Administration

Kalai Upazila is divided into Kalai Municipality and five union parishads: Ahammedabad, Matrai, Punot, Udaipur, and Zindarpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 109 mauzas and 148 villages.[6]

Kalai Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[6]

Education

The famous educational institutions of this Upazila are:

  • Kalai Degree College
  • Govt. Kalai Women's Degree College
  • Hatior Bahumukhi Fazil Madrasah
  • Kalai M.U. Government High School
  • Kalai Girls' High School
  • Omar Kindergarten School
  • Punat High School
  • Punat Girls' High School
  • Shanti Nagar Adarsha High School

See also

References

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