Kalihati (Bengali: কালিহাতী) is a town of Kalihati Upazila, Tangail, Bangladesh. The town is situated 22 km northeast of Tangail city and 102 km northwest of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh.
Kalihati
কালিহাতী | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Kalihati town's administrative office | |
  Kalihati | |
| Coordinates: 24°23′N 89°59′E / 24.383°N 89.983°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Tangail District |
| Upazila | Kalihati Upazila |
| Incorporated | 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Pourashava |
| • Mayor | Ali Akbar (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.52 km2 (5.61 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 37,038 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal codes | 1970 |
| Area code | 9227 |
| Website | kalihati |
Demographics
editAccording to Population Census 2011 performed by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, The total population of Kalihati town is 37,038. There are 8,731 households in total.[1]
Education
editThe literacy rate of Kalihati town is 53.4% (Male-58.4%, Female-48.3%).[1] There is a textile engineering college called Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College in the town. A pre cadet school is also a part of the town according to data from Google Maps.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Community Report: Tangail" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
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