Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila

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

Khagrachari
খাগড়াছড়ি
Upazila
Khagrachari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°59.7′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictKhagrachari District
Area
 • Total297.92 km2 (115.03 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total61,306
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Khagrachhari

Geography

Khagrachari is located at 23.0417°N 91.9944°E / 23.0417; 91.9944. It has 11989 households and total area 297.92 km2.

Demographics

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%.[1]

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.[2]

Khagrachhari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 73 mahallas.[2]

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

See also

References
  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  2. "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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