Ali Kadam Upazila

Alikadam (Bengali: আলিকদম) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Alikadam

আলিকদম
Upazila
Alikadam
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°40′N 92°18.3′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBandarban District
UnionsAlikadam

Choikkhong Noyapara

Kurukpata
Government
 • Upzilla ChairmanAbul Kalam
 • Upazila Nirbahi Officer & Executive MagistrateMd. Sayed Iqbal
Area
 • Total885.78 km2 (342.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total24,782
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4650
Websitewww.alikadam.bandarban.gov.bd

Geography

Ali Kadam is located at 21.6667°N 92.3056°E / 21.6667; 92.3056. It has 4,923 households and a total area of 885.78 km2.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ali Kadam had a population of 24,782. Males constituted 55.21% of the population, and females 44.79%. The population aged 18 or over was 13,312. Ali Kadam had an average literacy rate of 20.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Religion

The religions of Ali Kadam are Muslim 85.32%, Buddhist 13.68%, Hindu 0.77%, with 0.23% following other religions. The religious institutions consist of 680 mosques, 65 pagodas, 55 Buddhist temples and 8 Hindu temples.

Points of interest
View of Ali Kadam upaliza near Ali's Tunnel.

Alikadam is a popular hiking destination among tourists for the tunnels in the mountains known as "Alir Guha" or "Ali's Tunnels". Tourists are expected to face slippery and muddy terrains for the hike to the tunnels. Winter is the safest season to travel because the mountain streams and rivers are dangerous during Monsoon.

Administration

Alikadam Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Alikadam, Chaikkhyang, Kurukpata, and Nayapara.[3][4]

Education

There is a shortage of high schools. Now there is only a government high in Ali Kadam.

See also

References
  1. Atikur Rahman (2012). "Alikadam Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Bandarban" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ইউনিয়ন সমূহ [Unions]. Alikadam Upazila (in Bengali).
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