Kalaroa () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

(sub-district) of

Satkhira District Satkhira District (; ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh and is part of Khulna Division. It lies along the border with West Bengal, India. It is on the bank of the Arpangachhia River. The largest city and headquarter of this district is Satk ...

in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It was established in 1983.

Geography

Kalaroa is located at . It has 59,282 households and a total area of 231.42 km². Kalaroa borders Sharsha, Jhikargachha and

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upazilas to the north, Satkhira Sadar and Tala upazilas to the south, Keshabpur, Manirampur and Tala upazilas and the Kobadak river to the east and Swarupnagar CD Block in

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in the Indian state of West Bengal to the west. The main rivers are the Kopothakho, Betraboti, Sonai, and

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Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of Bangladesh In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...

, Kalaroa upazila had 59,282 households and a population of 266,389. 44,020 (16.52%) were under 10 years of age. Kalaroa had an average literacy rate of 50.94%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1037 females per 1000 males. 29,283 (12.30%) of the population lived in urban areas. According to the

1991 Bangladesh census In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and a ...

, Kalaroa had a population of 190,721. Males constituted 50.96% of the population, and females 49.04%. The population aged 18 or over was 97,044. Kalaroa had an average literacy rate of 25.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Kalaroa Upazila is divided into Kalaroa Municipality and 12

union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

s: Chandanpur, Diara, Helatala, Jallabad, Jogikhali, Joynagar, Kaila, Keragachhi, Keralkata, Kushadanga, Langaljhara, and Sonabaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 112 mauzas and 136 villages. Kalaroa Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9

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Education

Colleges in the district include Begum Khaleda Zia Mahabiddalay.

Notable residents

* Habibul Islam Habib, Ex-Member of Parliament. * Feroze Ahmed Swapan, politician

References

{{Upazilas of Khulna Division Upazilas of Satkhira District Satkhira District Khulna Division