Kalmakanda Upazila

Kalmakanda (Bengali: কলমাকান্দা), originally Karamakhanda, is an upazila of Netrokona District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Kalmakanda
কলমাকান্দা
Upazila
Kalmakanda
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°5′N 90°53.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
Area
 • Total377.41 km2 (145.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total217,912
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
2400
WebsiteOfficial Map of Kalmakanda

Geography

Kalmakanda is located at 25.0833°N 90.8917°E / 25.0833; 90.8917. It has 39275 households in total area 377.41 km2.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Kalmakanda had a population of 217,912. Males constituted 49.61% of the population and females 50.39%. Muslims formed 85.48% of the population, Hindus 11.18%, Christians 3.17%, and others 0.18%. Kalmakanda had a literacy rate of 36.58% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kalmakanda has a population of 209,360. Males make up 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. The over 18 population of Upazila numbers 103,227. Kalmakanda has an average literacy rate of 21.4% (7+ years); the national average is 32.4%.[3]

Administration

Kalmakanda Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Barakharpan, Kaitali, Kalmakanda, Kharnai, Langura, Nazirpur, Pogla, and Rangchhati. The union parishads are subdivided into 177 mauzas and 347 villages.[4]

Notable residents
  • Abdul Karim Abbasi was the Member of Parliament for constituency Netrokona-1 from 1991 to 1995 and 2001 until 2006.[5]
  • Chhabi Biswas has been the Member of Parliament for constituency Netrokona-1 since 2014.[6]
  • Golam Robbani was the Member of Parliament for constituency Netrokona-1 from 1988 until 1990.[7]
  • Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi was the Member of Parliament for constituency Netrokona-1 from 2009 until 2014.[8]
  • Jalal Uddin Talukder was the Member of Parliament for constituency Netrokona-1 from 1996 until 2001.[5]

See also

References
  1. Syed Marufuzzaman (2012), "Kalmakanda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Netrakona" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. "Constituency 157_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament.
  7. "Row Over Ticket from Netrakona-1 Constituency". The Daily Star. 21 November 2006.
  8. "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.


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