Kalihati Upazila with an area of 301.22 sq km is located 22 km northeast of Tangail city and 102 km northwest of the capital Dhaka. Bhunapur and Ghatail Upazila in the north of this upazila, Tangail Sadar and Basail Upazila in the south, Sakhipur Upazila in the east, Sirajganj Sadar and Belkuchi Upazila in the west. The importance of this upazila in the connectivity of the northern region of the country with the capital Dhaka is immense.
General Information About The Upazila |
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Total Area |
301.22 Kilometer |
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Total Population |
4,10,293 (As per Census 2011) Male:2,02,688,Female: 2,07,605 |
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Population Density |
1362( Per Square Kilometer) |
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Constituency |
133,Tangail-04 |
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Police Stations |
02 (Kalihati Police Station, Bangabadhu Bridge East Police Station) |
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Police Outpost |
01( Mogra Police Outpost) |
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Municipality |
02 ( Kalihati Municipality and Elenga Municipality) |
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Unions |
13 |
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Mouza |
268 |
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Village |
278 |
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Model Village |
02 ( Mohela Model Village, Dhangorha Model Village ) |
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Holdings |
82600 |
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Total amount of Land |
31200 Hector |
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Rivers |
06 (Jamuna,Dhaleshwari,Bangshai,Sapai, Jhenai Prakash,Fatikjani & Langulia) |
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Hat-Bazaar |
25 |
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Rest House |
03 |
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Telephone Exchange Office |
01 |
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Food Warehouse |
03 |
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Fire Station |
01 |
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Post Office(With Branch) |
20 |
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Land/Revenue Management |
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Upazila Land Office |
01 |
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Union Land Office |
13 |
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Khas Land |
Agriculture: 314.31 Acres, Non-Agriculture: 48.56Acres, Others:1749.01Acres |
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Vested Property |
Agriculture: 841.94 Acres, Non-Agriculture: 66.76 Acres, House : 7.74 Acres, |
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Leased Vested Property |
93.23 Acres |
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Jalmahal |
57 |
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Khas Ponds |
52 |
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Privately Owned Ponds |
2351 |
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Communication System |
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Highway |
19 Kilometers |
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Upazila Road |
Paved: 81.47 Kilometers Raw: 31.14 Kilometers |
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Union Road |
Paved: 30.34 Kilometers Raw: 82.15 Kilometers |
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Village Road-A |
Paved: 25.89 Kilometers Raw: 299.53 Kilometers |
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Village Road-B |
Paved: 2.5 Kilometers Raw: 124.87 Kilometers |
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Hospital/Health Center |
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Upazila Health Complex |
01 |
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Private Hospital |
02 |
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Private Charitable Clinics |
01 |
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Sub-Health Center |
12 |
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Family Welfare Center |
11 |
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Community Clinics |
53 |
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Private Clinics |
16 |
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Relating To Education |
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Education Rate |
39% |
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Govt. Primary School |
170 |
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Reg. Private Primary School |
02 |
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Community Primary School |
29 |
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Primary School Run by NGO |
06 |
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Schools Runs Under ROSC Project |
315 |
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Nursery School |
22 |
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Junior Secondary School |
08 |
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Secondary School |
44 |
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School & College |
01 |
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College |
07 |
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B.M. College |
03 |
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Agricultural Training Institutes and College |
01 |
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Govt. Textile Engineering College |
01 |
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Music School |
01 |
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Ebtedayi Madrasa |
07 |
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Dhakhil Madrasa |
16 |
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Alim Madrasa |
02 |
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Fazil Madrasa |
01 |
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Qawmi Madrasa |
17 |
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Hafezia Madrasa |
31 |
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Orphanages |
Private-10, Capitation Grand Received - 07 |
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Religious Organization |
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Mosques |
535 |
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Temples |
30 |
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Churches |
NO |
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Agriculture Related |
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Agricultural Lands |
21310 Hectors |
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One Crop Lands |
4650 Hectors |
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Two Crop Lands |
12785 Hectors |
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Three Crop Lands |
4425 Hectors |
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Main cash crop |
Paddy, Jute, Mustard, Pulses, Wheat, Sugarcane |
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Number of Agriculture Household |
74102 |
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Related to Fisheries & Animal Husbandry |
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Flooded Land Area |
2050 Hectors |
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Beel |
42 |
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Private Hatchery |
01 |
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Community Based Fish Farming Projects |
01 |
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Fisheries Projects on Flooded Land Under Private Initiative |
02 |
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Poverty Allegation Projects Through Integrated Fisheries Activities |
Main Projects : 19, Recurring Projects: 29 |
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Fisheries Associations |
02(Members -276) |
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Fishermen |
2103 |
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Cattle Farm |
80 |
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Goat Farm |
187 |
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Sheep Farm |
65 |
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Layer Farm |
220 |
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Broiler Farm |
130 |
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Industrial Establishment |
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Brickyard |
09 |
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Saw Mill |
71 |
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Rice Mill |
87 |
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Weaving (Small & Cottage) Industries |
2150 |
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Weaving Textile Production (Miniature) |
8650 |
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Others |
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Social welfare institution registered by the Social Services Department |
176 |
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Cooperative societies registered by the Cooperative Department |
146 |
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Women’s Associations Registered by the Department of Women’s Affairs |
50 |
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Youth Associations registered by the Youth Development Department |
48 |
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS