Thanchi Upazila

Thanchi (Bengali: থানচি) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Thanchi
থানচি
Upazila
Thanchi is located in Bangladesh
Thanchi
Thanchi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°47.2′N 92°25.7′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBandarban District
Area
 • Total1,020.82 km2 (394.14 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total16,104
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Thanchi

Geography

Thanchi is located at 21.7861°N 92.4278°E / 21.7861; 92.4278. It has 2,885 households and a total area of 1020.82 km2.

At the boundary with Ali Kadam Upazila, the 35-kilometre-long (22 mi) Alikadam-Thanchi Road ascends hill Dim Pahar, making it one of the highest motorable roads in Bangladesh.[2]

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Thanchi has a population of 16104. Males constituted 55.61% of the population, and females 44.39%. The population aged 18 or over was 8,639. Thanchi had an average literacy rate of 17.4% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Administration

Thanchi Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Balipara, Remakry, Thanchi, and Tindu. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 178 villages.[4]

  • Remakri lake
    Remakri lake
  • Amiakhum waterfall
    Amiakhum waterfall
  • Nafakhum waterfall
    Nafakhum waterfall
  • Sangu river
    Sangu river

See also

References
  1. Atikur Rahman (2012). "Thanchi Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Ahmed, Sheikh Tausif (2 July 2022). "Visiting the mysterious land of the hilly South". The Financial Express.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Bandarban" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.



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