Haimchar
হাইমচর
Upazila
Location of Haimchar
Coordinates: 23°4′N 90°38.3′E / 23.067°N 90.6383°E / 23.067; 90.6383
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChandpur
Government
Area
 • Total134.16 km2 (51.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total109,575
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Haimchar

Haimchar (Bengali: হাইমচর) is an upazila of Chandpur District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Haimchar is located at 23°04′00″N 90°38′15″E / 23.0667°N 90.6375°E / 23.0667; 90.6375. It has a total area of 134.16 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Haimchar upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.70%
Hinduism
 
 4.26%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Haimchar Upazila had 24,903 households and a population of 109,575. 28,239 (25.77%) were under 10 years of age. Haimchar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.13%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1042 females per 1000 males. 8,847 (8.07%) lived in urban areas.[3][2]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haimchar had a population of 113,306. Males constituted 51.29% of the population, and females 48.71%. The population aged 18 or over was 52,033. Haimchar had an average literacy rate of 25.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]

Administration

Haimchar Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Char Bhairabi, Dakshin Algi Durgapur, Gazipur, Haimchar, Nilkamal, and Uttar Algi Durgapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 65 villages.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Md. Mahbubur Rahman (2012), "Haimchar 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 – Chandpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Chandpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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