Kawkhali Upazila, Pirojpur

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| official_name = Kawkhali

| native_name = কাউখালী

| settlement_type = Upazila

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| image_caption = Skyline of Kawkhali, Bangladesh

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| coordinates = {{coord|22|{{#expr:.6203*60 round 1}}|N|90|{{#expr:.0694*60 round 1}}|E|type:city_region:BD|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}

| subdivision_type1 = Division

| subdivision_type2 = District

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| subdivision_name1 = Barisal Division

| subdivision_name2 = Pirojpur District

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| area_total_km2 = 79.56

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| population_total = 70786

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=http://nsds.bbs.gov.bd/storage/files/1/Publications/PHCensus/Barishak/District%20Report%20Pirojpur%20Full.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pirojpur |date=June 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-984-475-260-3 |series= District Series |location=Dhaka |pages=}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 8510{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/6a111018-d761-49fe-ab27-717e37b26b91 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=21 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}

| area_code = 04624{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}

| website = [http://lib.pmo.gov.bd/maps/images/pirojpur/Kaukhali.gif Official Map of the Kawkhali Upazila]

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| timezone = BST

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Kawkhali ({{langx|bn|কাউখালী }}) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.{{cite book

|author=Tapan Kumar Roy

|chapter=Kawkhali Upazila (Pirojpur District)

|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kawkhali_Upazila_(Pirojpur_District)

|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}}

Geography

Kawkhali is located at {{coord|22.6203|N|90.0694|E|}}. It has a total area of 79.56 km².

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kawkhali Upazila had 16,208 households and a population of 70,115. 14,321 inhabitants (20.43%) were under 10 years of age. Kawkhali has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 64.6%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 9,641 inhabitants (13.75%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/PirojpurCommunity.pdf |title=Community Report: Pirojpur |author= |website=Population & Housing Census 2011 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=15 August 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Pirojpur.pdf |title=Bangladesh Population & Housing Census-2011, Zila Report: Pirojpur |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |page=18}}

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020527061848/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|archive-date=2002-05-27|url-status=dead}} Kawkhali had a population of 70,347, of whom 37,391 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.46% of the population, and females 49.54%. Kawkhali had an average literacy rate of 50.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.{{cite web | accessdate = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}

Administration

UNO: Swajal Molla.{{cite web

| script-title=bn:উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার

| url = https://www.pirojpur.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-উপজেলা%20নির্বাহী%20অফিসার

| date = 2024-08-26

| archiveurl = https://archive.today/20240826144002/https://www.pirojpur.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0

| archivedate = 2024-08-26 }}

Kawkhali Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Amrajuri, Chirapara Parshaturia, Kawkhali, Sayna Raghunathpur, and Shial Kati. The union parishads are subdivided into 45 mauzas and 59 villages.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Pirojpur.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Pirojpur |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184601/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Pirojpur.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014}}

= Kawkhali town =

Kawkhali is a small town and its communication depends on rivers and roads. It has a launch and steamer station which dates from the British period. The Gabkhan Channel starts from Kawkhali near the village of Ashoa. On it many ships run from Mongla seaport to Dhaka.

References

Category:Upazilas of Pirojpur District