Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila
Khagrachari Sadar
খাগড়াছড়ি সদর | |
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Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°59.7′E / 23.0417°N 91.9950°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Khagrachhari |
Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Khagrachhari |
Headquarters | Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila Complex |
Government | |
• Body | Upazila Council |
• MP | Kujendra Lal Tripura |
• Chairman | Md. Didarul Alam |
• Executive officer | Naima Islam |
Area | |
• Total | 297.91 km2 (115.02 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 111,833 |
• Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | sadar.khagrachhari.gov.bd |
Khagrachari Sadar (Bengali: খাগড়াছড়ি সদর) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Khagrachari is located at 23°02′30″N 91°59′40″E / 23.0417°N 91.9944°E. It has 24,316 households and total area 297.92 km2.
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Khagrachhari Sadar upazila had 24,316 households and a population of 111,833. 25,342 (22.66%) were under 10 years of age. Khagrachhari Sadar had an average literacy rate of 57.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 916 females per 1000 males. 69,434 (62.09%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] The ethnic population was 68,952 (61.66%), of which Chakma were 31,431, Tripura 24,300 and Marma 12,939.[2]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Khagrachhari had a population of 61,306. Males constituted 54.02% of the population, and females 45.98%. The population aged 18 or over was 32,215. Khagrachhari had an average literacy rate of 33.7% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]
Administration
[edit]Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila is divided into Khagrachhari Municipality and five union parishads: Bhaibonchhara, Golabari, Kamalchhari, Khagrachhari, and Parachara. The union parishads are subdivided into 13 mauzas and 246 villages.[4]
Khagrachhari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 73 mahallas.[4]
There are two government middle schools and one government college (high school) in Kharachari upazila.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Khagrachhari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Khagrachhari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.