Panchlaish
পাঁচলাইশ | |
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Coordinates: 22°24′N 91°50.2′E / 22.400°N 91.8367°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Chittagong District |
City | Chittagong |
Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Chittagong-8 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Chattogram City Corporation |
• Councillor | Md. Shafiqul Islam |
Area | |
• Total | 6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 68,794 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Panchlaish (Bengali: পাঁচলাইশ) is the No. 03 Ward of Chattogram City Corporation[1] and a part of Bayazid Thana, Bangladesh.[2]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, the ward had a population of 68,794. The average household size was 4.8. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 64.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[3][4]