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Khagrachari Sadar খাগড়াছড়ি সদর
Upazila
Location of Khagrachari Sadar
Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°59.7′E / 23.0417°N 91.9950°E / 23.0417; 91.9950
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyKhagrachhari
HeadquartersKhagrachhari Sadar Upazila Complex
Government
 • BodyUpazila Council
 • MPKujendra Lal Tripura
 • ChairmanMd. Didarul Alam
 • Executive officerNaima Islam
Area
 • Total297.91 km (115.02 sq mi)
Population
 • Total136,141
 • Density460/km (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code4400
Area code0371
Websitesadar.khagrachhari.gov.bd

Khagrachari Sadar (Bengali: খাগড়াছড়ি সদর) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Khagrachari is located at 23°02′30″N 91°59′40″E / 23.0417°N 91.9944°E / 23.0417; 91.9944. It has 24,316 households and total area 297.92 km.

Demographics

Religions in Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Buddhism   38.50%
Islam   34.98%
Hinduism   24.76%
Christianity   1.75%
Other or not stated   0.01%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Khagrachhari Sadar upazila had a population of 136,141. The ethnic population was 80,636 (59.23%), of which Chakma were 36,937, Tripura 28,576 and Marma 14,792.

Ethnicity in Khagrachhari (2022)

  Bengali (40.77%)  Chakma (27.13%)  Tripura (20.99%)  Marma (10.87%)  Others (0.24%)

Administration

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.

Khagrachhari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 73 mahallas.

There are two government middle schools and one government college (high school) in Kharachari upazila.

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. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
  5. https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  6. ^ "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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