Manikchhari_Upazila
Manikchhari Upazila
Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Manikchari[1] (Bengali: মানিকছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[2] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Manikchhari
মানিকছড়ি রাজবাড়ী | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 22°50.1′N 91°50.2′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Khagrachhari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.34 km2 (65.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 61,589 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Maniksoria, Khagrasoria, Chatgaiya |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | manikchari |
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Manikchari is located at 22.8347°N 91.8361°E / 22.8347; 91.8361. It has 13,335 households and total area 168.34 km2.[3]
| Religions in Manikchhari upazila (2011)[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 65.82% | |||
| Buddhism | 23.23% | |||
| Hinduism | 10.19% | |||
| Christianity | 0.70% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.06% | |||
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Manikchhari upazila had 13,335 households and a population of 61,589. 17,851 (28.98%) were under 10 years of age. Manikchhari had an average literacy rate of 40.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. 34,776 (56.46%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4] The ethnic population was 17,690 (28.72%), of which Marma were 19,328, Tripura 3,574 and Chakma 1,101.[5]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Manikchari has a population of 38,479. Males constitute 52% of the population, and females 48%. The adult (18+) population is 19,539. Manikchari has an average literacy rate of 20.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]
Manikchhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Batnatali, Jogyachola, Manikchari, and Tintahari. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 160 villages.[7]
- মানিকছড়ি উপজেলা. manikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- Atikur Rahman,ফেরদৌস জাহান (2012), "Manikchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ভৌগোলিক পরিচিতি - মানিকছড়ি উপজেলা-NULL. manikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- "Community Tables: Khagrachhari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "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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