Kalihati Upazila

Kalihati () is an upazila of Tangail District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
History.
It has a historical background during the liberation war in 1971. A great child of this land named Kader Siddiqui who later gained the great title "Bir Uttom" for his contribution to the war. After the liberation war he gave 32 trucks of weapons to the government. In the liberation period he formed a group named "Kaderia Bahini" with the brave bangalees. The "Kaderia Bahini" was very ferocious against the Pakistanis.
The Kalihati thana was established in 1928 and was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Geography.
Kalihati is located at . It has 65035 households and total area of 295.6 km2.The upazila is surrounded by Bhuapur & Ghatail Upazila on the north, Tangail Sadar and Basail Upazila on the south, Sakhipur Upazila on the east, and the Jamuna River on the west.
Demographics.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kalihati has a population of 410,293. Males constitute 51.55% of the population, and females 48.45%. Kalihati has an average literacy rate of 42.9% (7+ years). Literacy rate for male is 46.1% and for female is 39.8%.
Administration.
Kalihati Upazila is divided into 2 municipalities and 13 union parishads: Balla, Bangra, Bir Bashinda, Dashkia, Durgapur, Gohaliabari, Kok Dohora, Nagbari Union, Narandia, Paikara, Parkhi, Salla and Shahadebpur.
Kalihati Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.
Elenga Municipality was established in 2013.