Manikchhari
মানিকছড়ি রাজবাড়ী
Upazila
Location of Manikchhari
Coordinates: 22°50.1′N 91°50.2′E / 22.8350°N 91.8367°E / 22.8350; 91.8367
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total168.34 km2 (65.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total61,589
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Maniksoria, Khagrasoria, Chatgaiya
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemanikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd

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

Geography

Manikchari is located at 22°50′05″N 91°50′10″E / 22.8347°N 91.8361°E / 22.8347; 91.8361. It has 13,335 households and total area 168.34 km2.[3]

Demographics

Religions in Manikchhari upazila (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 65.82%
Buddhism
 
 23.23%
Hinduism
 
 10.19%
Christianity
 
 0.70%
Other or not stated
 
 0.06%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Manikchhari upazila had 13,335 households and a population of 61,589. 17,851 (28.98%) were under 10 years of age. Manikchhari had an average literacy rate of 40.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. 34,776 (56.46%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4] The ethnic population was 17,690 (28.72%), of which Marma were 19,328, Tripura 3,574 and Chakma 1,101.[5]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Manikchari has a population of 38,479. Males constitute 52% of the population, and females 48%. The adult (18+) population is 19,539. Manikchari has an average literacy rate of 20.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]

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.[7]

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. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Khagrachhari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "Community Tables: Khagrachhari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
  6. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  7. ^ "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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