Panchhari Upazila

Panchhari (Bengali: পানছড়ি ;is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Panchhari
পানছড়ি
Upazila
Panchhari is located in Bangladesh
Panchhari
Panchhari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°17.4′N 91°54′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictKhagrachari District
Government
 • Bangladesh awami ligueMohammad Bahar
Area
 • Total334.11 km2 (129.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total26,319
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4410
WebsiteGovt. official Site Official Map of Panchhari

Geography

Panchhari is located at 23.2903°N 91.9000°E / 23.2903; 91.9000. It has 5617 households and total area 334.11 km2.

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.[2][3]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchhari has a population of 26,319. Males constitute 52.05% of the population, and females 47.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 13,727. Panchhari has an average literacy rate of 25.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

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.[5]

Chairman: Sarbottom Chakma

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):

See also

References
  1. 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
  2. Correspondent, Our; Khagrachhari (2008-04-30). "Samo Adhiker demands punishment of culprits". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Human Rights Situation". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. "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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