Kashiani Upazila
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Kashiani
কাশিয়ানী | |
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 A 100 year old mango tree located in Kashiani Upazila | |
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| Coordinates: 23°13′N 89°42′E / 23.217°N 89.700°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Gopalganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 286.31 km2 (110.54 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 228,161 |
| • Density | 796.90/km2 (2,064.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8130[2] |
| Area code | 06652[3] |
| Website | kashiani |
Kashiani (Bengali: কাশিয়ানী) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4]
Kashiani is located at 23°13′00″N 89°42′00″E / 23.2167°N 89.7000°E. It has a total area 286.31 km2.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 204 | — |
| 1991 | 206 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 229 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 208 | −9.2% |
| 2022 | 228 | +9.6% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kashiani Upazila had 55,915 households and a population of 228,161. 9.74% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kashiani had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.79%: 79.38% for males and 76.33% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.42 males for every 100 females. 20,556 (9.01%) lived in urban areas.[6]
| Union | Muslim | Hindu | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethuri Union | 7,530 | 5,138 | 8 |
| Fukra Union | 21,622 | 2,193 | 6 |
| Hatiara Union | 2,927 | 4,926 | 0 |
| Kashiani Union | 29,639 | 3,117 | 51 |
| Maheshpur Union | 33,004 | 2,479 | 31 |
| Mamudpur Union | 6,517 | 3,999 | 3 |
| Nijamkandi Union | 8,861 | 1,970 | 4 |
| Orakandi Union | 12,622 | 2,138 | 14 |
| Parulia Union | 8,038 | 1,225 | 1 |
| Puishur Union | 4,886 | 1,698 | 7 |
| Rajpat Union | 11,177 | 1,736 | 2 |
| Ratail Union | 23,238 | 1,607 | 10 |
| Sajail Union | 18,686 | 817 | 5 |
| Singa Union | 3 | 6,218 | 2 |
🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kashiani Upazila had 46,335 households and a population of 207,615. 49,583 (23.88%) were under 10 years of age. Kashiani had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1078 females per 1000 males. 5,352 (2.58%) lived in urban areas.[5][7]
