Manikchhari Upazila

Manikchari
মানিকছড়ি
Upazila
Manikchari

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 22°50.1′N 91°50.2′E / 22.8350°N 91.8367°E / 22.8350; 91.8367Coordinates: 22°50.1′N 91°50.2′E / 22.8350°N 91.8367°E / 22.8350; 91.8367
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Khagrachari District
Area
  Total 168.35 km2 (65.00 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 38,479
  Density 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Manikchari

Manikchari (Bengali: মানিকছড়ি) is an Upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Manikchari is located at 22°50′05″N 91°50′10″E / 22.8347°N 91.8361°E / 22.8347; 91.8361 . It has 8218 households and total area 168.35 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Manikchari has a population of 38479. Males constitute 52% of the population, and females 48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 19539. Manikchari has an average literacy rate of 20.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

See also

References

  1. Atikur Rahman (2012), "Manikchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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