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Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila

Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°59.7′E / 23.0417°N 91.9950°E / 23.0417; 91.9950
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Khagrachari Sadar
খাগড়াছড়ি সদর
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 km2 (115.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total111,833
 • Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitesadar.khagrachhari.gov.bd

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

Geography

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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 km2.

Demographics

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

As of the 2022 Bangladesh census, Khagrachhari Sadar upazila had a population of 136141. The ethnic population was 80636 (59.23%), of which Chakma were 36937, Tripura 28576 and Marma 14792.

Ethnicity in Khagrachhari (2022)[1]

  Bengali (40.77%)
  Chakma (27.13%)
  Tripura (20.99%)
  Marma (10.86%)
  Others (0.25%)

Administration

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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

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References

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  1. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  2. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.