Manikchhari Upazila

Manikchari[1] (Bengali: মানিকছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[2] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Manikchari

মানিকছড়ি রাজবাড়ী
Manikchari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°50.1′N 91°50.2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictKhagrachari District
Area
  Total168.35 km2 (65.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
  Total38,479
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Maniksoria, Khagrasoria, Chatgaiya
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemanikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd

Geography

Manikchari is located at 22.8347°N 91.8361°E / 22.8347; 91.8361. It has 8218 households and total area 168.35 km2.[3]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Manikchari has a population of 38479. Males constitute 52% of the population, and females 48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 19539. Manikchari has an average literacy rate of 20.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Manikchhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Batnatali, Jogyachola, Manikchari, and Tintahari. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 160 villages.[5]

See also

References

  1. মানিকছড়ি উপজেলা. manikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. Atikur Rahman,ফেরদৌস জাহান (2012), "Manikchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ভৌগোলিক পরিচিতি - মানিকছড়ি উপজেলা-NULL. manikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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