Nikli Upazila

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Nikli
নিকলি
Upazila
Nikli is located in Bangladesh
Nikli
Nikli
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°19′N 90°56′E / 24.317°N 90.933°E / 24.317; 90.933Coordinates: 24°19′N 90°56′E / 24.317°N 90.933°E / 24.317; 90.933
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictKishoreganj District
Area
 • Total214.4 km2 (82.8 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total110,912
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/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 Haor is one of the beautiful tourist places in Bangladesh

Nikli is located at

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24°19′00″N 90°56′00″E / 24.3167°N 90.9333°E / 24.3167; 90.9333. It has 22,008 households and total area 214.4 km2.

Demographics[]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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