Nikli Upazila

Nikli

নিকলি
Nikli নিকলি
Upazila
	Nikli Haor
	Coordinates: 24°19′N 90°56′E / 24.317°N 90.933°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Kishoreganj
Area
• Total	214.39 km2 (82.78 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	145,887
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	2360
Website	Official Map of Nikli

Nikli (Bengali: নিকলি) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District^[3] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Nikli is located at 24°19′00″N 90°56′00″E / 24.3167°N 90.9333°E / 24.3167; 90.9333. It has 30,450 households and total area 214.39 km².

Demographics

Religions in Nikli Upazila (2022)^[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.87%
Hinduism			4.13%
Other or not stated			0.003%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nikli Upazila had 30,450 households and a population of 133,729. 39,457 (29.51%) were under 10 years of age. Nikli had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 28.87%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males. 18,924 (14.15%) lived in urban areas.^[5]^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[5]

References

^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. 20 October 2024.
^ 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
^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kishoreganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-263-4.
^ ^a ^b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

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[census2022-1] National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.

[postalcode-2] "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. 20 October 2024.

[Banglapedia-3] 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

[2022census-4] Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kishoreganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-263-4.

[census2011-5] "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[community-6] "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

[census-7] "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

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Nikli Upazila

Geography

Demographics

Administration

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References

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