Mahalchhari Upazila

Mahalchari (Bengali: মহালছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Mahalchari

মহালছড়ি
Upazila
Mahalchari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°55.2′N 92°1.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictKhagrachari District
Area
 • Total248.64 km2 (96.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total32,609
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemohalchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Geography

Mahalchari is located at 22.9194°N 92.0250°E / 22.9194; 92.0250. It has 6343 households and total area 248.64 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mahalchari has a population of 32609. Males constitute 52.95% of the population, and females 47.05%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 16662. Mahalchari has an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Mahalchari Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Kayangghat, Mahalchhari, Maschhari, Mubachhari, and Sindukchhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 13 mauzas and 196 villages.[3]

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Priyanka Datta[4]

Upazila Chairman: Bimal Kanti Chakma

Education

Schools

  • APBn Ideal School and College[5][6]
  • Mohalchari Government High School
  • Mohalchari Girls High School

College

  • Mohalchari Government College

See also

References
  1. Mongchen Ching (2012), "Mahalchhari 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: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. মহালছড়ি উপজেলা. Mohalchari Upazila. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  5. জঙ্গিবাদ ও মাদক দেশের প্রধান চ্যালেঞ্জ: আইজিপি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  6. jagonews24.com. মহালছড়িতে এপিবিএন স্কুলের উদ্বোধন করলেন আইজিপি. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-05.


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