Kaliakair

Kaliakair (Bengali: কালিয়াকৈর) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in Gazipur District in the division of Dhaka.There is a popular belief that there was a big snake named Kalla Nag in a pond which is called pukur or pukair in Bengali.Kaliakair city is located at 24°12′04″N 90°29′03″E / 24.201144°N 90.484296°E / 24.201144; 90.484296 in the Gazipur District of central region of Bangladesh.[3] As of the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Kaliakair had 83,945 households and a population of 249,111.Kaliakair had a sex ratio of 111.48 males per 100 females and a literacy rate of 85.50%.
CountryBangladeshDivisionDistrictGazipurUpazilaKaliakairMayor–CouncilPaura MayorTime zoneBangladesh TimeNational Dialing CodeBengaliGazipur Districtdivision of Dhakaurban centreKaliakair Upazila26th largest cityHinduism2022 Census of BangladeshPaurashavamahallasmauzasBangladesh Bureau of Statistics