# Kaliganj Upazila Upazila, Jhenaidah District, Khulna Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/kaliganj/ Upazila · Jhenaidah District # Kaliganj Upazila Kaliganj Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Bangladesh in Jhenaidah District, Khulna Division. It covers **309.7 km²**. 191 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 63 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 310km² - 63mapped services - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kaliganj Upazila? Kaliganj Upazila lies in [Jhenaidah District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/), [Khulna Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 6 other upazilas: [Bagharpara Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jashore/bagharpara/), [Chaugachha Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jashore/chaugachha/), [Jashore Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jashore/jashore-sadar/), [Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/jhenaidah-sadar/), [Kotchandpur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/kotchandpur/) and [Shalikha Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/magura/shalikha/). By area it is the 168th largest of 507 upazilas in Bangladesh. It covers 15.8% of [Jhenaidah District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/jhenaidah/). The centre of Kaliganj Upazila is about 133 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 23.3696° N, 89.1523° E. Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd). ## Things to see in and around Kaliganj Upazila OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Kaliganj Upazila: 1 attraction. - Biggest Banyan Tree in Asia · attraction ### Nearby, outside Kaliganj Upazila - Banyan tree and lake · attraction, Jhenaidah Sadar14 km - Murtir Mor · monument, Chaugachha18 km - Shaheed Minar, Jhenaidah শহীদ মিনারে, ঝিনাইদহ · monument, Jhenaidah Sadar20 km - Sheikh Mujib Monument শেখ মুজিব মনুমেন্ট · monument, Jhenaidah Sadar20 km - প্রেরণা ৭১ · monument, Jhenaidah Sadar20 km - পায়রা চত্তর · memorial, Jhenaidah Sadar20 km - Paira Chottor · monument, Jhenaidah Sadar20 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Kaliganj Upazila - Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka - CurrencyTaka (BDT) - Country calling code+880 - LanguagesBengali, English - Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - Jessore Airport (JSR) · Jashore (Jessore)21 km - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) · Kolkata107 km ### Nearest railway station Mubarakganj Railway Station (Kaliganj), about 4.4 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Dec (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 17:19). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). 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 Kaliganj Upazila Open gazetteers list **191 villages, towns and localities** in Kaliganj Upazila. The largest with a recorded population: Kālīganj (45,631). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 26 m above sea level (median 14 m). - Afropampar - Alaipur - Alangi Union Parishad - Arpāra - Baghdānga - Balarāmpur - Balākandar - Bankhirda - Bara Bāysa - Bara Dhopādi - Bara Rāygram - Bara Simla - Bara Tāliān - Barāt - Bebra Pākria - Bejpāra - Belāt Doulatpur - Bethuli - Bholpāra - Bhāter Bhātpāra - Bhātghāra - Bhātpāra - Binodpur - Bujidānga Mundia - Buzurg Mundia - Bādedihi - Bādurgāchha - Bāgergāchhi - Bāhirgāchhi - Bākulia - Bālidāpāra - Bāliādānga - Bānuria - Bārpha - Bāruipara - Bāsudebpur - Chanchra - Chhota Ghighāti - Chhota Simla - Chākulia - Chāndba - Chāndpāra - Chāprāil - Daulatpur - Dayāpur - Debrājpur - Dhala - Dudh Rājpur - Dulāl Mundia - Dumurtala - Durgāpur - Dādpur - Dāmodarpur - Dāpna - Dāuti Bora - Ektārpur - Faridkāti - Farāspur - Fayla - Fulbāri - Gaurināthpur - Ghighāti - Ghoppāra - Ghoshnagar - Gomrail - Gopinathpur - Gopālpur - Grām Mājdia - Gunjdnagar - Gutiāni - Haradebpur - Hari Gohindapur - Hasanhāti - Hasilbāg - Helāi - Huda Dāuti - Hājipur Mundia - Inātpur - Iswarba - Jagannāthpur - Jhalkar Mājdia - Jhanjhania - Jātārpāra - Kadipur - Kaliganj - Kamalhāt - Kamalāpur - Kasima - Kastbhanga - Khedapāra - Khoshālpur - Khurd Dhapādi - Khurd Tāliān - Khuru Rāygrām - Khālkola - Khāmār Mundia - Khānzāpur - Khāyertala - Kola - Krishnapur - Kullapāra - Kumārhāti - Kurālia - Kābilpur - Kādirdāng - Kādirkol - Kāklās - Kālukhāli - Kālīganj - Kāmārail - Kāshipur - Kāshthabhānga - Luchia - Lātpāra - Madhupur - Mahadebpur - Maheschanda - Maliat - Mallikpur - Mangalpaita - Manoharpur - Mathaupur - Maydharpur - Megar Khirda - Mirkādānga - Mirzāpur - Mitha Pukhuria - Mohishadera - Mohishāhāti - Mollādānga - Mollākua - Mustafāpur - Māgura - Māliāt - Māndārbāria - Māslia - Nagar Chāprāil - Naldānga - Naradahi - Nischintapur - Nityānandi - Niāmatpur - Nākbāria - Nālbhānga - Paramānandi - Pirojpur - Pāikpāra - Pānchkāhania - Pār Khālkala - Pār Kshirdaha - Pār Srirāmpur - Pāriāt - Pātbila - Raghunāthpur - Rokanpur - Rākhālgāchhi - Rākra - Rāmchandrapur - Rāmpur - Rāripāra - Saitbāria - Salua - Sarābāria - Sasarpāra - Selua - Shālikha - Sibnagar - Sindaha - Singi - Sonālidānga - Srirāmpur - Subarnasāra - Subidpur - Sundarpur - Sādikpur - Sāhāpur - Sānbāndla - Sātgāchhia - Tailkupi - Tattipur - Tegari Huda - Teghari Huda - Tentulbāria - Thikdānga - Tilla - Trilochandpur - Ulla - Āg Mundia - Ārua Salua - Āzmatnagar - পাইকপাড়া Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kaliganj Upazila Named natural and historic features inside Kaliganj Upazila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Mubarakganj Railway Station Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Kaliganj Upazila and the best time to visit Using the climate of Jhenaidah District, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 1,663 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (343 mm) and the driest Jan (8 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 17 8 Feb 22 18 Mar 27 35 Apr 31 90 May 31 197 Jun 29 270 Jul 29 343 Aug 28 281 Sep 28 229 Oct 26 157 Nov 22 23 Dec 18 14 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kaliganj Upazila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex · Kaliganj 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.40332&mlon=89.14287#map=17/23.40332/89.14287) Bank Sonali Bank Limited · Kaliganj 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.40493&mlon=89.14238#map=17/23.40493/89.14238) ATM Trust Bank · Jashore Sadar 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.17200&mlon=89.18780#map=17/23.17200/89.18780) Petrol pump Boisakhi Filling Station · Kaliganj 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.40050&mlon=89.13625#map=17/23.40050/89.13625) Hotel Hotel Orion International, Jessore · Kaliganj 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.30268&mlon=89.15298#map=17/23.30268/89.15298) Mall Polli Super Market পল্লি সুপার মার্কেট · Jashore Sadar 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.27147&mlon=89.24268#map=17/23.27147/89.24268) School Mobarokganj Sugar Mill School · Kaliganj 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.39554&mlon=89.13550#map=17/23.39554/89.13550) College Govt mahtab uddin college Kaliganj · Kaliganj 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.40012&mlon=89.13670#map=17/23.40012/89.13670) Police station Kaliganj Thana · Kaliganj 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.41223&mlon=89.13666#map=17/23.41223/89.13666) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kaliganj Upazila Places mapped inside Kaliganj Upazila in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks4 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels3 - Schools26 - Colleges and universities8 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies7 - Restaurants7 - Police stations2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other upazilas in Jhenaidah District - Harinakundu - Jhenaidah Sadar - Kotchandpur - Maheshpur - Shailkupa ## Quick answers - Where is Kaliganj Upazila?In Jhenaidah District, Khulna Division, Bangladesh - What borders Kaliganj Upazila?Bagharpara Upazila, Chaugachha Upazila, Jashore Sadar Upazila, Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila, Kotchandpur Upazila and Shalikha Upazila - What is there to see in Kaliganj Upazila?Biggest Banyan Tree in Asia - What time zone is Kaliganj Upazila in?UTC+6 - What currency is used in Kaliganj Upazila?Taka (BDT) - What language is spoken in Kaliganj Upazila?Bengali, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kaliganj Upazila?191 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kaliganj Upazila?Settlements lie between 8 m and 26 m - What is the best time to visit Kaliganj Upazila?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kaliganj Upazila?Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kaliganj Upazila?Sonali Bank Limited, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kaliganj Upazila?Trust Bank, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kaliganj Upazila?Boisakhi Filling Station, about 3.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kaliganj Upazila?2 mapped - How many banks are in Kaliganj Upazila?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kaliganj Upazila?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Kaliganj Upazila?BD40440033 (OCHA common operational dataset)