Kawkhali Upazila
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Kawkhali is an Upazila of Pirojpur District
in the Division of Barisal
, Bangladesh
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, Kawkhali has a population of 70,347. Males constitute are 50.46% of the population, and females 49.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 37,391. Kawkhali has an average literacy rate of 50.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
About kawkhali town:--
Kawkhali is one of the famous small towns of Bangladesh. Its communication depends on rivers and roads. It has a launch ghut and a famous steamer ghat which date from British period. The Gabkhan Channel, which is known as the Suez channel of Bangladesh, starts from Kawkhali near the village of Ashoa. On it many ships run from Mongla seaport to Dhaka with foreign products. Kawkhali town is small but fresh & fine. Many famous people have been born here. Many NGOs are active with their own mission.
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.-Name:Myth exist that, second son of Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah died in this area and in honour of him, the area started to being calld 'Firozpur'....
in the Division of Barisal
Barisal Division
Barisal Division is located in south-central Bangladesh, with an area of 13,644.85 km2, and with a population of 8,147,000 at the 2011 Census . It is bounded by Dhaka division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong division on the east and Khulna division on the west...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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Geography
Kawkhali is located at 22.6203°N 90.0694°E. It has 13,763 households and a total area 79.64 km².Demographics
Bangladesh censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Kawkhali has a population of 70,347. Males constitute are 50.46% of the population, and females 49.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 37,391. Kawkhali has an average literacy rate of 50.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administrative
Kawkhali has 5 Unions/Wards, 45 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 58 villages.About kawkhali town:--
Kawkhali is one of the famous small towns of Bangladesh. Its communication depends on rivers and roads. It has a launch ghut and a famous steamer ghat which date from British period. The Gabkhan Channel, which is known as the Suez channel of Bangladesh, starts from Kawkhali near the village of Ashoa. On it many ships run from Mongla seaport to Dhaka with foreign products. Kawkhali town is small but fresh & fine. Many famous people have been born here. Many NGOs are active with their own mission.