Kalaroa Upazila

Kalaroa is an upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, BangladeshGeographyKalaroa is located at. It has 35,475 households and a total area of 232.64 km².Kalaroa borders Sharsha, Jhikargachha and Manirampur upazilas to the north, Satkhira Sadar and Tala upazilas to the south, Keshabpur, Manirampur and Tala upazilas and the Kobadak river to the east and Swarupnagar (community development block) in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal to the west.The main rivers are the Kopothakho, Betraboti, Sonai, and Ichamati. Lohakura, Kumarnal, Murari Katy, Gonopatipur, Sonabaria, Kushudanga, Tulshidanga, Batra, Sreerampur, Bujtola, Kazirhat, Khordo and Chandonpur are the most famous villages in Kalaroa.DemographicsAccording to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kalaroa had a population of 190,721. Males constituted 50.96% of the population, and females 49.04%. The population aged 18 or over was 97,044. Kalaroa had an average literacy rate of 25.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.Arts and cultureCultural organisations include 41 clubs, five public libraries, a public institute, three cinema halls, 12 women’s organisations, 27 playgrounds and a kishore theatre.The locally published newspapers and periodicals are Pathikrit, Samatat, Suryashikha, Subarna Prasun and Dalchhut.