Upazila · Patuakhali District
# Kalapara Upazila

Kalapara Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Bangladesh in Patuakhali District, Barishal Division. It had an estimated 270,460 people in 2022 on 491 km² (about 551 per km²). 220 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 99 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 270,460 people (2022)
- 491 km²
- 99 mapped services
- 8 m typical elevation

## How many people live in Kalapara Upazila?

Kalapara Upazila had an estimated 270,460 people in 2022 — 17.5% of Patuakhali District, 206th of 406 upazilas. There are 1,025 women for every 1,000 men (below the Patuakhali District figure of 1,102). Spread over 491 km², that is about 551 people per km², 365th of 406 upazilas.

26.5% of people are children under 15 and 8.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 31 across Patuakhali District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 54 children and older people.
- 0–4 23,787
- 5–9 24,407
- 10–14 23,505
- 15–19 18,010
- 20–24 21,474
- 25–29 24,100
- 30–34 24,267
- 35–39 21,096
- 40–44 16,557
- 45–49 15,040
- 50–54 13,236
- 55–59 11,887
- 60–64 10,374
- 65–69 8,026
- 70–74 6,090
- 75–79 4,231
- 80+ 4,373

Source: UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Kalapara Upazila?

Kalapara Upazila lies in Patuakhali District, Barishal Division, Bangladesh. It borders 4 other upazilas: Amtali Upazila, Galachipa Upazila, Rangabali Upazila and Taltali Upazila. By area it is the 38th largest of 507 upazilas in Bangladesh. It covers 15.7% of Patuakhali District. The centre of Kalapara Upazila is about 198 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 21.9337° N, 90.2217° E.

Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Kalapara Upazila

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Kalapara Upazila: 1 beach; 1 attraction; 1 nature reserve.
- Kuakata National Park · nature reserve
- Kuakata Sea Beach · beach
- Kuakata Sea Beach · attraction

### Nearby, outside Kalapara Upazila
- Nich Kata Sheikh Mujib Matir Kella · castle or fort, Rangabali 12 km
- Jamal Majhi Matir Kella · castle or fort, Rangabali 12 km
- Lal Kakrar Char, Kuakata · viewpoint, Taltali 15 km
- Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary · nature reserve, Taltali 17 km
- Asar Char, Taltoli, Barguna · viewpoint, Taltali 17 km
- Fatrar Char · viewpoint, Taltali 17 km
- Char Ganga Matir Kella · castle or fort, Rangabali 17 km
- Tourist Spot · attraction, Taltali 19 km

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Kalapara Upazila
- Time zone UTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- Currency Taka (BDT)
- Country calling code +880
- Languages Bengali, English
- Plug types Type A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving side Left
- Postcode format 4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports
- Barisal Airport (BZL) · Barisal 97 km
- Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) · Chattogram (Chittagong) 168 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.5 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Dec (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:18).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Kalapara Upazila

Open gazetteers list 220 villages, towns and localities in Kalapara Upazila. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 13 m above sea level (median 8 m).
- Adampur
- Aiampāra
- Akketpur
- Aliganj
- Alipur
- Amirābād
- Amkholāpāra
- Amtalipāra
- Anantapāra
- Andārmānik
- Anipāra
- Arāmganj
- Asālātkhānpāra
- Azimpur
- Azimuddinpāra
- Badhyapāra
- Baidyapāra
- Bainbunia
- Bakhlapāra
- Balipāra
- Bara
- Barahārpāra
- Barakutia
- Barapāra
- Betkātāpāra
- Betmor
- Binām Kātādia
- Bipinpur
- Boultalipāra
- Bādurtali
- Bāintala
- Bāliātali
- Bānātipāra
- Bārā Baliātali
- Chakamaiya
- Char Bāliatāli
- Char Chāpli
- Char Dhulasher
- Char Nazir
- Chawdhuripāra
- Chenguria
- Chhota Bāliātali
- Chhota Panchnambar
- Chhāilābunia
- Chungapasha
- Chālitabunia
- Chālitābunia
- Chāndpāra
- Chāndupāra
- Chāripāra
- Cninguria
- Dakshin Charpāra
- Dakshin Tiakhali
- Dakshin Tiākhāli
- Dariāpur
- Debpur
- Deor Bāliātali
- Deur Amkhātāpāra
- Dhankhali
- Dhulāsar
- Dhānkhāli
- Dofāsipāra
- Dohaichāndpāra
- Donkupara
- Doulatpur
- Dālbuganj
- Elempur
- Faridganj
- Fatehpur
- Gaiyātala
- Gamarbunia
- Gangāmāti
- Garaoankha
- Gilātali
- Golbunia
- Gutibāchha
- Gāmāirtala
- Gāndāpāra
- Hajikānda
- Hosainpur
- Hāidibāria
- Hāsnāpāra
- Hātipāra
- Islampur
- Islāmpur
- Itabaria
- Itābāria
- Jāliāpāra
- Jālālpur
- Jāmālpur
- Kalapara
- Kalāpāra
- Kamarpara
- Karamjāpāra
- Kasimkhali
- Kathalpara
- Kechhaupāra
- Keordagi
- Khalilpur
- Khepupāra
- Khājuria
- Khānjupāra
- Khānkānipāra
- Khāprābhānga
- Kolāupāra
- Komarpur
- Krishnapur
- Kuakata
- Kuakāta
- Kumirmāra
- Kumrakhali
- Kurindapara
- Kālāchāndpāra
- Kānchan Khāli
- Kānkunipāra
- Kāuar Char
- Lakshmipūra
- Lashkarpur
- Latifpur
- Latkanpāra
- Lembupāra
- Leubhānga
- Londa
- Lālua
- Lāta Chāpli
- Madhupāra
- Mahipur
- Majidbāria
- Makimpur
- Malāpāra
- Manasātali
- Manir Guitta
- Manjupāra
- Marichbunia
- Maslayabad
- Masuakhali
- Matkābhānga
- Maulavirtabak
- Meherpur
- Merāupāra
- Mirpur
- Misripāra
- Mithāganj
- Mithāgarnj
- Mohailāpāra
- Mohāmmadpur
- Monoherpur
- Mosakhāli
- Moāzzempur
- Munshipāra
- Mustafāpur
- Musāliabad
- Māchhuākhali
- Māchhuākhāli
- Mālāpāra
- Nabipur
- Najibpur
- Nawabganj
- Nayakāta
- Nayapāra
- Nayākāta
- Nayākātia
- Nayāpāra
- Neoapara
- Nij Hawla
- Nij Sibbāria
- Nijkāta
- Nijāmpur
- Nilganj
- Nishanbaria
- Nisānbāria
- Noāpāra
- Nāchnāpāra
- Nāloripāra
- Nāobhānga
- Nāopāra
- Panchāl Kanda
- Paschim Madhukhāli
- Paschim Sonātali
- Pashurbunia
- Patua
- Patuapāre
- Peārpur
- Phulbāria
- Ponāupāra
- Pouyagora
- Purba Hājipur
- Purba Madhukhāli
- Purba Sonatala
- Pākhimāra
- Pākshmiapāra
- Pānchjunia
- Pānchnamba
- Pānjāpāra
- Rahmatpur
- Raschim Hājipur
- Rasulpur
- Rhulbunia
- Roksānābād
- Rājāpāra
- Rāodpāra
- Sadarpur
- Salimpur
- Shantipur
- Sirajpur
- Sonāpāra
- Sudhirpur
- Sultanganj
- Surdagi
- Sāfākhāli
- Tarigibāria
- Tegāchhia
- Tiākhali
- Tulatalipāra
- Tulātalipāra
- Tāherpur
- Tārikāta
- Umedpur
- Usulpur
- Uttar Charpāra

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Kalapara Upazila

Named natural and historic features inside Kalapara Upazila, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

25 rivers and streams.
- Arpangashia Don
- Arpangashia Nadi
- Bādurtali Khāl
- Bāliātali Bhārāni
- Bāliātali River
- Bānātir Khal
- Chāpli Khāl
- Debpur Bhārāni
- Dhankhāli Don
- Dhulāsār Don
- Hauder Bharani
- Itābāria Khāl
- Kānchan Khāli Khāl
- Kāuār Char Khāl
- Lalua Don
- Lekshmi Khāl
- Molam
- Nilganj River
- Paturar Don
- Shipbaria
- Tiakhali Khal
- Tiakhāli River
- Tiākhāli Don
- Tiākhāli River

…and 1 more.

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.
- Gangāmāti Reserved Forest

### Getting around

1 port.
- Payra Port

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Kalapara Upazila and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Patuakhali District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C). About 3,985 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (1041 mm) and the driest Jan (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are November to March.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 20 | 11 |
| Feb | 23 | 38 |
| Mar | 27 | 61 |
| Apr | 28 | 155 |
| May | 29 | 361 |
| Jun | 29 | 670 |
| Jul | 28 | 1041 |
| Aug | 28 | 663 |
| Sep | 28 | 496 |
| Oct | 28 | 371 |
| Nov | 25 | 100 |
| Dec | 21 | 18 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kalapara Upazila
| Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | |
| Hospital | কলাপাড়া ক্লিনিক এন্ড ডায়াগণষ্টিক সেন্টার · Kalapara | 5.7 km | Map |
| Bank | United Commercial Bank -UCB- Taltali Branch · Taltali | 15 km | Map |
| Petrol pump | S & B Filling Station · Barguna Sadar | 28 km | Map |
| Hotel | Ruban Hotel · Kalapara | 5.3 km | Map |
| Mall | Mrs.Monir store · Kalapara | 13 km | Map |
| School | Khepupara Government Model High School · Kalapara | 5.8 km | Map |
| College | Mozaharuddin Biswas Govt College · Kalapara | 5.3 km | Map |
| Police station | Kalapara Thana, Patuakhali · Kalapara | 5.6 km | Map |

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kalapara Upazila

Places mapped inside Kalapara Upazila in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 3
- Hotels 75
- Shopping malls 1
- Schools 4
- Colleges and universities 4
- Pharmacies 1
- Restaurants 7
- Police stations 3
- Dental clinics 1

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other upazilas in Patuakhali District
- Bauphal
- Dashmina
- Dumki
- Galachipa
- Mirzaganj
- Patuakhali Sadar
- Rangabali

## Quick answers
- Where is Kalapara Upazila? In Patuakhali District, Barishal Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Kalapara Upazila? 270,460 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Kalapara Upazila? About 30 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Kalapara Upazila? About 551 people per km²
- What borders Kalapara Upazila? Amtali Upazila, Galachipa Upazila, Rangabali Upazila and Taltali Upazila
- What is there to see in Kalapara Upazila? Kuakata National Park, Kuakata Sea Beach, Kuakata Sea Beach
- What time zone is Kalapara Upazila in? UTC+6
- What currency is used in Kalapara Upazila? Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Kalapara Upazila? Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Kalapara Upazila? 220 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kalapara Upazila? Settlements lie between 0 m and 13 m
- What is the best time to visit Kalapara Upazila? November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kalapara Upazila? কলাপাড়া ক্লিনিক এন্ড ডায়াগণষ্টিক সেন্টার, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kalapara Upazila? United Commercial Bank -UCB- Taltali Branch, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalapara Upazila? S & B Filling Station, about 28 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kalapara Upazila? 3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kalapara Upazila? BD10780066 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Upazila
- Area: 490.7 km²
- P-code: BD10780066
- District: Patuakhali District

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