Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah
Kaliganj () is an upazila of Jhenaidah District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. One of the most important commercial area is Kaliganj under Khulna Division. It crosses between Dhaka Khulna Highway. It has the myth of Gazi Kalu Champabati, Historical mosques of Barobazar, the largest banyan tree in Asia & the flow of Chitra & Begobati. It is bounded by Jhenaidah sadar on the north,Jessore district on the south, Kotchandpur Upazilla in west and Magura district at east. Geography. Bethuli, Kaliganj is located at . It has 38,339 households and a total area of 310.16 km. Main rivers are  Chittra, Bhairab,Begabati. Demographics. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kaliganj had a population of 282,366. Males constituted 50.04% of the population and females 49.96%. Muslims formed 82.74% of the population, Hindus 16.00%, Christians 1.23% and others 0.03%. Kaliganj had a literacy rate of 51.97% for the population 7 years and above. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaliganj had a population of 219,126. Males constituted 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. The population aged 18 or older was 112,587. Kaliganj has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Administration . Kaliganj Upazila is divided into Kaliganj Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bara Bazar, Jamal, Kashtabhanga, Kola, Maliat, Niamatpur, Roygram, Rakhalgachhi, Shimla Rokonpur, Sundarpur Durgapur, and Trilochanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 188 mauzas and 198 villages. Kaliganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas. Kaliganj Upazila is encompassed by parliamentary constituency Jhenaidah-4. Member of Parliament :