Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah

Bethuli, Kaliganj is located at 23°24′50″N 89°08′00″E / 23.4139°N 89.1333°E / 23.4139; 89.1333. It has 67,841 households and a total area of 310.19 km². Main rivers are Chittra, Bhairab, Begabati. It is bounded by Jhenaidah Sadar on the north, Jessore district on the south, Kotchandpur Upazilla in the west and Magura district in the east.

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kaliganj Upazila had 80,721 households and a population of 308,504. 8.22% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kaliganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.82%: 77.34% for males and 72.37% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.34 males for every 100 females. 69,067 (22.39%) lived in urban areas.^[3]

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kaliganj upazila had 67,841 households and a population of 282,366. 56,280 (19.93%) were under 10 years of age. Kaliganj had an average literacy rate of 51.97%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 45,341 (16.06%) of the population lived in urban areas.^[4][5]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaliganj had a population of 219,126. Males constituted 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. The population aged 18 or older was 112,587. Kaliganj has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.^[6]

• Mobarakganj Sugar Mills Limited
• Agriculture
• Hand-loom

• Cold storage
• Machineries
• Business

• Naldanga Temple Complex:, in the Kaliganj Upazila, is a temple complex built in 1656 by Maharaj Indranarayan Debroy. There are a total of six temples now. The government restored all of them in 1980s but they were destroyed again during the 1992 riots and now most of them are in ruins. Renovations are still going on. The idol of goddess Kali was from Banaras, India.
• The biggest banyan tree in the world is situated at Mollikpur Village under Kaligonj Upazila.
• Baro Bazar: Gora Masjid, Sako Bazar Masjid and more than 10 other mosques notably Jorbangla and Galakata and more than 5 large dighi (reservoirs) are situated in Baro Bazar of Kaligonj.
• Bulu Deouan er Mazar is another remarkable place in Kaligonj Upazila.
• Kolika Doha is situated in Naldanga, 300 meter distance from Naldanga Temple Complex.
• The Gunjanath temple dates back to the 17th century, also in Kaliganj. It can be reached from Naldanga.
• Alaipur Mosque: A historical mosque has been discovered here in the previous decade.
• Baro bazar fish Market is one of biggest fish market in khulna division
• Sheikh russel mini stadium
• Mobarakganj Sugar Mills Limited
• Mobarakganj railway station

Kaliganj Upazila is divided into Kaliganj Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bara Bazar, Jamal, Kashtabhanga, Kola, Maliat, Niamatpur, Roygram, Rakhalgachhi, Shimla Rokonpur, Sundarpur Durgapur, and Trilochanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 188 mauzas and 198 villages.^[4]

Kaliganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.^[4]

Kaliganj Upazila is encompassed by parliamentary constituency Jhenaidah-4.

Member of Parliament :

1. Md. Anwarul Azim Anar, MP (5 January 2014 –13 May 2024)^[7][8] in 10th General Election
2. Mr. Abdul Mannan, MP (2009–2014) in 9th General Election
3. Md.. Shahidul Islam Baltu, MP (1991–1996, February 1996 – June 1996, 1996–2001, 2001–2006) in 5th to 8th General Election