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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Kashiani Upazila of Gopalganj

Kashiani Upazila (gopalganj district) area 299.64 sq km, located in between 23°05' and 23°19' north latitudes and in between 89°41' and 89°56' east longitudes. It is bounded by boalmari upazila on the north, gopalganj sadar upazila on the south, muksudpur and Gopalganj Sadar upazilas on the east, lohagara and alfadanga upazilas on the west.
Population Total 228647; male 114415, female 114232; Muslim 175647, Hindu 52821, Buddhist 145 and others 40.
Water bodies madhumati, Barasia; Basarater Canal is notable.
Administration Kashiani Thana was formed in 1936 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Kashiani (Bengali: কাশিয়ানী) is an Upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

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Geography
Kashiani is located at 23.2167°N 89.7000°E . It has 36965 households and total area 299.64 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kashiani has a population of 205596. Males constitute 50.09% of the population, and females 49.91%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 101974. Kashiani has an average literacy rate of 39.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Chairman: Jani Alom Mia Vice Chairman: Khaza Newoz Woman Vice Chairman: Minazaman
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Mohd. Muniruzzaman Pressclub : Kasiani Pressclub (president) : Hanif Mahmud
Union Porisad Chairman : Mohmmad Ali Khokon
Administrative
Kashiani has 14 Unions/Wards, 154 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 161 villages. Kasiani News Paper- 1 : Weekly Kasiani Barta. Editor : Hanif Mahmud (Publish 8 June 2014)Publish by Hanif Mahmud from Bismilla Ofset Press, Kasiani.
See also
Upazilas of Bangladesh
Districts of Bangladesh
Divisions of Bangladesh

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