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Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Panchhari পানছড়ি
Upazila
Location of Panchhari
Coordinates: 23°17.4′N 91°54′E / 23.2900°N 91.900°E / 23.2900; 91.900
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total334.10 km (129.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total68,678
 • Density210/km (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code4410
WebsiteGovt. official Site Official Map of Panchhari

Panchhari (Bengali: পানছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Panchhari is located at 23°17′25″N 91°54′00″E / 23.2903°N 91.9000°E / 23.2903; 91.9000. It has 14,154 households and total area 334.10 km.

History

Panchhari is the site of a massacre by Shanti Bahini, the armed wing of the separtist Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti party in 1996.

Demographics

Religions in Panchhari Upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Buddhism   47.25%
Islam   30.78%
Hinduism   21.46%
Christianity   0.50%
Other or not stated   0.10%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Panchhari upazila had a population of 68,678. The ethnic population was 46,000 (66.98%), of which Chakma were 30,270, Tripura 13,295 and Marma 2,143.

Ethnicity in Panchhari (2022)

  Chakma (44.08%)  Bengali (33.02%)  Tripura (19.36%)  Marma (3.12%)  Others (0.42%)

Administration

Panchhari Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Chengi, Latiban, Logang, Panchhari, and Ultachari. The union parishads are subdivided into 7 mauzas and 220 villages.

Chairman: Sarbottom Chakma

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):

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. Sanjay Kishore Das (2012), "Panchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. "Samo Adhiker demands punishment of culprits". The Daily Star. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  5. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Human Rights Situation". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  6. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
  7. https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  8. "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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