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'''Kalkini Upazila''' ([[Madaripur District|madaripur district]]) area 279.98 sq km, located in between 23°00' and 23°10' north latitudes and in between 90°06' and 90°21' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Madaripur Sadar Upazila|madaripur sadar]] and [[Shariatpur Sadar Upazila|shariatpur sadar]] upazilas on the north, [[Gaurnadi Upazila|gaurnadi]] upazilas on the south, [[Gosairhat Upazila|gosairhat]], [[Muladi Upazila|muladi]] and [[Damudya Upazila|damudya]] upazilas on the east, [[Kotalipara|kotalipara]] and Gaurnadi upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 271796; male 137558, female 134238; Muslim 236625, Hindu 34443, Buddhist 683 and others 45.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Arial Khan River|arial khan]], Ghagar and Tarki.

''Administration'' Kalkini Thana was formed in 1909 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 February 1984.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
1
|
14
|
160
|
163
|
38494
|
233298
|
971
|
48.6
|
44.6
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)
|
Ward
|
Mahalla
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
27.79
|
9
|
38
|
38498
|
1385
|
48.55
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Alinagar
11
|
5520
|
7598
|
7535
|
38.22
|-
|
Enayetnagar
37
|
6163
|
12824
|
12654
|
41.95
|-
|
Kayaria
56
|
5183
|
8306
|
8363
|
49.62
|-
|
Kazibakai
63
|
2581
|
5774
|
5523
|
44.17
|-
|
Gopalpur
44
|
2200
|
4205
|
3885
|
46.32
|-
|
Char
Daulatkhan 25
|
2924
|
6531
|
6348
|
45.93
|-
|
Dasar
31
|
3968
|
7351
|
7387
|
50.21
|-
|
Nabagram
75
|
4801
|
7359
|
6456
|
62.95
|-
|
Banshgari
18
|
6434
|
10637
|
10270
|
41.68
|-
|
Baligram
12
|
5754
|
12154
|
11370
|
37.64
|-
|
Ramjanpur
82
|
4818
|
9702
|
9540
|
53.34
|-
|
Lakshmipur
69
|
4926
|
10070
|
9773
|
32.10
|-
|
Shikarmangal
94
|
3757
|
5572
|
5736
|
39.79
|-
|
Sahebrampur
88
|
5668
|
9985
|
10390
|
47.75
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:KalkiniUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Three domed Mosque of Miabari at Gopalpur (1869); Godadhardi Shiva Mandir at Alinagar, Durga Mandir, Pancha-Ratna Mandir at Char Fatehpur (1924), Senapati Dighi (Mughal period).

''History of the War of Liberation'' During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971 Freedom Fighter Anil Chandra Mallick was killed in an encounter with the Pak army. Besides, the Pak army conducted heavy plundering and genocide in different villages of the upazila. They also set many houses of the upazila on fire.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 831, temple 7.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 45.24%; male 49.58%, female 40.88%. Noted educational institutions: Sahebrampur Kabi Nazrul Islam College (1972), Kalkini Sayed Abul Hossain College (1972), Shashikar Shahid Smriti College (1973), Sheikh Hasina Academy and Womens College (1995), Kalinagar High School (1904), Mahishmari Girls' High School (1918), Bir Mohan High School (1919), Nabagram High School (1943), Shashikar High School (1943), Kalkini Pilot High School (1946), Sahebrampur Multilateral High School (1946), Khaser Hat High School (1960), Samitir Hat' High School (1964), Gopalpur High School (1970), Snanghata High School (1970), Darsana High School (1973), Shashikar Girls' High School (1982).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Defunct: Balaranjika (1863).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 6, club 60,' sport club 4, women organisation 3, cinema hall 3.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 70.23%, non-agricultural labourer 2.78%, industry 0.48%, commerce 9.80%, transport and communication 1.49%, service 7.12%, construction 1.50%, religious service 0.27%, rent and remittance 1% and others 5.33%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 75.11%, landless 24.89%; agricultural landowner: urban 63.32% and rural 77.10%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, sugarcane, mustard, pulse, wheat, sweet potato.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Betel leaf, water-melon, bangi.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, papaya, coconut, banana, date.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 31 km, semi-pucca road 41 km, mud road 342 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage.

''Cottage industries'' Blacksmith, potteries, mat works, wood works, embroidery, cane works, date molasses workshop.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Kalkini Hat, Maidan Hat, Sahebrampur Hat, Khaser Hat, Phasiatala Hat, Lakshmipur Hat, Jurgaon Hat, Mia Hat, Shashikar Hat, Dasar Bazar, Shashikar Mela (Chhiabhangar Dashohara Mela) and Baishakhi Mela are notable.

''Main exports'' Jute, jute goods, date and sugarcane molasses.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 33.96% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 89.95%, tap 0.20%, pond 4.07% and others 5.78%. The presence of intolerable level of arsenic has been detected in shallow tube-well water of the upazila. ''Sanitation'' 20.73% (urban 16.15% and rural 21.50%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 67.65% (urban 77.44% and rural 66%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 11.62% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, union family planning centre 10, clinic 2.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[Proshika|proshika]], Swanirvar Bangladesh. [Rashimul Haq]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Field report of Kalkini Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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