Manikchhari Upazila

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
 • Total
168.34 km2 (65.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
77,027
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Maniksoria, Khagrasoria, Chatgaiya
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4460[2]
Websitemanikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd

Manikchari[3] (Bengali: মানিকছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[4] 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 a total area of 168.34 km2.[5]

Demographics

Religions in Manikchhari Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 68.01%
Buddhism
 
 21.50%
Hinduism
 
 10.15%
Christianity
 
 0.29%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Manikchhari upazila had a population of 77,027. The ethnic population was 20,357 (26.43%), of which Marma were 14,431, Tripura 4,313 and Chakma 1,489.[6]

Ethnicity in Manikchhari (2022)[6][7]

  Bengali (73.57%)
  Marma (18.73%)
  Tripura (5.60%)
  Chakma (1.93%)
  Others (0.17%)

Administration

UNO: Saiyeda Sadia Nuria.[8]

Manikchhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Batnatali, Jogyachola, Manikchari, and Tintahari. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 160 villages.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ মানিকছড়ি উপজেলা. manikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ ভৌগোলিক পরিচিতি - মানিকছড়ি উপজেলা-NULL. manikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  6. ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
  7. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  8. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  9. ^ "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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