Baghaichhari Upazila

Baghaichhari

বাঘাইছড়ি
Baghaichhari বাঘাইছড়ি
Upazila
	View of Konglak Haphong
	Coordinates: 23°9′N 92°11.5′E / 23.150°N 92.1917°E / 23.150; 92.1917
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Rangamati
Area
• Total	1,931.25 km2 (745.66 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	96,899
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	baghaichari.rangamati.gov.bd

Baghaichhari (Bengali: বাঘাইছড়ি) is an upazila of Rangamati District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

Baghaichhari is located at 23°09′00″N 92°11′30″E / 23.1500°N 92.1917°E / 23.1500; 92.1917. It has a total area of 1931.25 km². It is bordered by Khagrachhari district to the west, the Indian state of Tripura to the north, Mizoram (India) to the east and Barkal and Langadu upazilas to the south.

Demographics

Religions in Bagaichhari upazila (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Buddhism			69.97%
Islam			22.71%
Hinduism			6.34%
Christianity			0.89%
Other or not stated			0.09%

Historical population
Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	50	—
1991	57	+14.0%
2001	78	+36.8%
2011	97	+24.4%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics^[2]

As of the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Baghaichhari upazila had 20,171 households and a population of 96,899. 24,183 (24.96%) were under 10 years of age. Baghaichhari had an average literacy rate of 41.9%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 915 females per 1000 males. 19,875 (20.51%) of the population lived in urban areas.^[2] The minority ethnic population was 72,837 (75.17%), of which Chakma were 67,279.^[3]

Administration

Baghaichhari Upazila is divided into Baghaichari Municipality and eight union parishads: Amtali, Baghaichari, Bongoltali, Khedarmara, Marisha, Rupokari, Sajek, and Sharoyatali. The union parishads are subdivided into 19 mauzas and 303 villages.^[4]

Baghaichhari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.^[2]

Places to visit

Konglak Haphong

References

^ Rintu Talukder (2012), "Baghaichhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rangamati" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Rangamati district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 517.
^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

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[Banglapedia-1] Rintu Talukder (2012), "Baghaichhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

[census2011-2] "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rangamati" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[community-3] "Community Tables: Rangamati district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 517.

[district-stats-4] "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.