Panchhari Upazila

Panchhari
পানছড়ি
Upazila
Location of Panchhari
Coordinates: 23°17.4′N 91°54′E / 23.2900°N 91.900°E / 23.2900; 91.900
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total
334.10 km2 (129.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
68,678
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4410[2]
WebsiteGovt. official Site Official Map of Panchhari

Panchhari (Bengali: পানছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Panchhari is located at 23°17′25″N 91°54′00″E / 23.2903°N 91.9000°E / 23.2903; 91.9000. It has 14,154 households and total area 334.10 km2.

History

Panchhari is the site of a massacre by Shanti Bahini, the armed wing of the separtist Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti party in 1996.[4][5]

Demographics

Religions in Panchhari Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 47.25%
Islam
 
 30.78%
Hinduism
 
 21.46%
Christianity
 
 0.50%
Other or not stated
 
 0.10%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Panchhari upazila had a population of 68,678. The ethnic population was 46,000 (66.98%), of which Chakma were 30,270, Tripura 13,295 and Marma 2,143.[6]

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

  Chakma (44.08%)
  Bengali (33.02%)
  Tripura (19.36%)
  Marma (3.12%)
  Others (0.42%)

Administration

Panchhari Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Chengi, Latiban, Logang, Panchhari, and Ultachari. The union parishads are subdivided into 7 mauzas and 220 villages.[8]

Chairman: Sarbottom Chakma

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):

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. ^ Sanjay Kishore Das (2012), "Panchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ "Samo Adhiker demands punishment of culprits". The Daily Star. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  5. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Human Rights Situation". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  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. ^ "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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