Mahalchhari Upazila

Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mahalchari
মহালছড়ি
Upazila
Location of Mahalchari
Coordinates: 22°55.2′N 92°1.5′E / 22.9200°N 92.0250°E / 22.9200; 92.0250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total186.48 km2 (72.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total42,427
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemohalchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Mahalchari (Bengali: মহালছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Mahalchari is located at 22°55′10″N 92°01′30″E / 22.9194°N 92.0250°E / 22.9194; 92.0250. It has 9,556 households and total area 186.48 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Mahalchhari upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 62.05%
Islam
 
 30.18%
Hinduism
 
 7.11%
Christianity
 
 0.54%
Other or not stated
 
 0.12%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, the residual Mahalchhari upazila had 9,556 households and a population of 42,427. 10,098 (23.80%) were under 10 years of age. Mahalchhari had an average literacy rate of 47.48%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 929 females per 1000 males. 10,249 (24.16%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] The ethnic population was 27,857 (65.66%), of which Chakma were 19,328, Marma 6,760 and Tripura 1,636.[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mahalchari has a population of 32,609. Males constitute 52.95% of the population, and females 47.05%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 16,662. Mahalchari has an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Mahalchari Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Kayangghat, Mahalchhari, Maschhari, Mubachhari, and Sindukchhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 13 mauzas and 196 villages.[5]

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Priyanka Datta[6]

Upazila Chairman: Bimal Kanti Chakma

Education

Schools

  • APBn Ideal School and College[7][8]
  • Mohalchari Government High School
  • Mohalchari Girls High School

College

  • Mohalchari Government College

See also

References

  1. ^ Mongchen Ching (2012), "Mahalchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Khagrachhari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Khagrachhari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. ^ মহালছড়ি উপজেলা. Mohalchari Upazila. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  7. ^ জঙ্গিবাদ ও মাদক দেশের প্রধান চ্যালেঞ্জ: আইজিপি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  8. ^ jagonews24.com. মহালছড়িতে এপিবিএন স্কুলের উদ্বোধন করলেন আইজিপি. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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