Kahaloo Upazila

Geography

Kahaloo Upazila has a total area of 240.42 sqkm. It borders Shibganj Upazila to the north, Bogra Sadar and Shajahanpur upazilas to the east, Nandigram Upazila to the southwest, and Adamdighi Upazila to the west.

Demographics

|Population}} Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |1981 |146 |1991 |183 |2001 |196 |2011 |222 |2022 |235

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kahaloo Upazila had 65,285 households and a population of 234,585. 7.68% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kahaloo had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.96%: 77.91% for males and 72.09% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.12 males for every 100 females. 27,359 (11.66%) lived in urban areas.

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kahaloo Upazila had 58,261 households and a population of 222,376. 43,958 (19.77%) were under 10 years of age. Kahaloo had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.07%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1009 females per 1000 males. 13,887 (6.24%) lived in urban areas.

The total number of voters in Kahalu upazila is 1,46,786. Of these, 71,501 are male voters and 85,265 are female voters.

Administration

Kahaloo Upazila is divided into Kahaloo Municipality and nine union parishads: Bir Kedar, Durgapur, Jamgaon, Kahaloo, Kalai Majh Para, Malancha, Murail, Narahatta, and Paikar. The union parishads are subdivided into 161 mauzas and 264 villages.

Kahaloo Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.

Transport

Railway stations Panchpir Mazar and Kahaloo are on the branch line connecting Santahar and Kaunia . In July 2014 they were served by six or eight intercity and six mail trains a day.

Education

There are four colleges in the upazila. They include Azizul Haque Memorial Degree College, Dargahat Degree College, and Kahaloo Adarsha Women's Degree College. Kahaloo Degree College is the only honors level college in the upazila.

The madrasa education system here includes five fazil madrasas.

References

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