Banskhali
বাঁশখালী
Upazila
Bakhshi Hamid Mosque
Bakhshi Hamid Mosque
Location of Banskhali
Coordinates: 22°1.5′N 91°57.3′E / 22.0250°N 91.9550°E / 22.0250; 91.9550
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChittagong
Area
 • Total376.90 km2 (145.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total431,162
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitebanskhali.chittagong.gov.bd

Banshkhali (Bengali: বাঁশখালী) is an upazila (administrative region) of Chittagong District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Banshkhali Upazila is located at 22°02′55″N 91°56′30″E / 22.0485°N 91.9416°E / 22.0485; 91.9416 in Bangladesh. Its neighbouring upazilas are Anwara Upazila to the north, Chakaria and Pekua upazilas of Cox's Bazar District to the south, Lohagara and Satkania upazilas to the east, and Kutubdia Upazila and the Bay of Bengal to the west. Through it runs a canal named "Shonaichari at Banshkhali" which is locally known as “Honaichari.” In the past, businessmen from Chakaria bought bamboo here and used the Shonaichari Canal to transport the bamboo to other areas. At that time, local people observed that the Shonaichari Canal was filled with bamboo. Banshkhali is named after this historical event. It has 84,216 households and a total area of 376.9 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Banshkhali upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 89.69%
Hinduism
 
 9.43%
Buddhism
 
 0.81%
Other or not stated
 
 0.07%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bashkhali upazila had 84,216 households and a population of 431,162. 128,881 (29.89%) were under 10 years of age. Banshkhali had an average literacy rate of 37.40%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1034 females per 1000 males. 36,910 (8.56%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][3]

In 2001, Among the population, 87% are Muslim, 11% are Hindu, and 1% are Buddhist and other.[4]

Places of interest

Administration

Banshkhali Upazila is divided into Banshkhali Municipality and 14 union parishads: Baharchhara, Bailchhari, Chambal, Chhanua, Gandamara, Kalipur, Katharia, Khankhanabad, Puichhari, Pukuria, Sadhanpur, Saral, Sekherkhil, and Silkup. The union parishads are subdivided into 72 mauzas and 81 villages.[5]

Banshkhali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 38 mahallas.[5]

Villages

Education

There are 412 primary schools, 39 high schools, 66 madrassas, and 8 colleges.

Secondary schools

Colleges

Madrasas

jaldhi hosainia kamil madrasah(1947)

Notable residents

See also

References

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  1. ^ Ujjal Bishwas (2012), "Banshkhali Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Chittagong district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
  4. ^ "Banshkhali Upazila". Banglapedia.
  5. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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