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Mahalchhari Upazila

Coordinates: 22°55.2′N 92°1.5′E / 22.9200°N 92.0250°E / 22.9200; 92.0250
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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
 (2022)[1]
 • Total49,077
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4430[2]
Websitemohalchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Mahalchari (Bengali: মহালছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

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Mahalchari is located at 22°55′10″N 92°01′30″E / 22.9194°N 92.0250°E / 22.9194; 92.0250. It has a total area of 186.48 km2.

Demographics

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Religions in Mahalchhari Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 61.67%
Islam
 
 30.94%
Hinduism
 
 6.93%
Christianity
 
 0.41%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, the residual Mahalchhari upazila had a population of 49,077. The ethnic population was 30,944 (63.05%), of which Chakma were 21,357, Marma 7,487 and Tripura 1,948.[4][5]

Ethnicity in Mahalchhari (2022)[4][6]

  Chakma (43.52%)
  Bengali (36.95%)
  Marma (15.26%)
  Tripura (3.97%)
  Others (0.30%)

Administration

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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.[7]

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Parveen Khanam[8]

Upazila Chairman: Bimal Kanti Chakma

Education

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Schools

  • APBn Ideal School and College[9][10]
  • Mohalchari Government High School
  • Mohalchari Girls High School

College

  • Mohalchari Government College

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Mongchen Ching (2012), "Mahalchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
  5. ^ "Community Tables: Khagrachhari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  6. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  7. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  9. ^ জঙ্গিবাদ ও মাদক দেশের প্রধান চ্যালেঞ্জ: আইজিপি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  10. ^ মহালছড়িতে এপিবিএন স্কুলের উদ্বোধন করলেন আইজিপি. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-05.


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