Nikli Upazila

Upazila in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nikli
নিকলি
Upazila
Nikli Haor
Nikli Haor
Location of Nikli
Coordinates: 24°19′N 90°56′E / 24.317°N 90.933°E / 24.317; 90.933
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictKishoreganj
Area
 • Total214.39 km2 (82.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total133,729
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Nikli

Nikli (Bengali: নিকলি) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Nikli is located at 24°19′00″N 90°56′00″E / 24.3167°N 90.9333°E / 24.3167; 90.9333. It has 30,450 households and total area 214.39 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Nikli upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.11%
Hinduism
 
 4.86%
Other or not stated
 
 0.03%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nikli Upazila had 30,450 households and a population of 133,729. 39,457 (29.51%) were under 10 years of age. Nikli had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 28.87%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males. 18,924 (14.15%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nikli has a population of 110,912. Males constitute 50.16% of the population, and females 49.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 54,437. Nikli has an average literacy rate of 12.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Nikli Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Chatir Char, Dampara, Gurai, Jaraitala, Karpasha, Nikli, and Singpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 46 mauzas and 125 villages.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Md. Abdus Salam (2012), "Nikli Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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Bangladesh Upazilas of the Dhaka Division
Headquarters: Dhaka
Dhaka District
Faridpur District
Gazipur District
Gopalganj District
Kishoreganj District
Madaripur District
Manikganj District
Munshiganj District
Narayanganj District
Narsingdi District
Rajbari District
Shariatpur District
Tangail District


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