Kalai Upazila

Kalai কালাই
Upazila
Kalai Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°3.5′N 89°11′E / 25.0583°N 89.183°ECoordinates: 25°3.5′N 89°11′E / 25.0583°N 89.183°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Joypurhat District
Area
• Total	166.3 km^2 (64.2 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	114,183
• Density	687/km^2 (1,780/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	www.facebook.com/ahsan.habib.sohag

Kalai (Bengali: কালাই) is an Upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

Kalai is located at 25°03′30″N 89°11′00″E / 25.0583°N 89.1833°E . It has 23504 households and total area 166.3 km².

Demographics

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.^[2]

Administration

Kalai has 5 Unions/Wards, 109 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 158 villages.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Shahnaz Parveen (2012), "Kalai Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.