Alikadam () is an upazila of Bandarban District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Ali Kadam is located at . It has 9,422 households and a total area of 885.77 km<sup>2</sup>. It is bordered by Lama upazila to the north, Thanchi upazila to the east, Rakhine State of Myanmar to the south and Naikhongchhari upazila to the west.
At the boundary with Thanchi Upazila, the Alikadam-Thanchi Road ascends hill Dim Pahar, making it one of the highest motorable roads in Bangladesh.
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Alikadam Upazila had 12,700 households and a population of 63,800. 12.28% of the population were under 5 years of age. Alikadam had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.14%: 63.01% for males and 50.69% for females, and a sex ratio of 109.29 males for every 100 females. 21,576 (33.82%) lived in urban areas.
ð© Muslim majority ð¨ Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Alikadam upazila had a population of 63,800. The ethnic population was 25,113 (39.36%), of which Mru were 15,168, Marma 3,857, Tripura 3,452 and Tanchangya 1,977.
ð© Bengali majority ð« Mro majority
Alikadam is a popular hiking destination among tourists for the tunnels in the mountains known as "Alir Guha" or "Ali's Tunnels". Tourists are expected to face slippery and muddy terrains for the hike to the tunnels. Winter is the safest season to travel because the mountain streams and rivers are dangerous during Monsoon.
Another popular point is Marayan Thong. Recently it became popular tourist spot. Marayong Dong (Marayon Thong) is a hill in the Mirinja Range of Alikadam Police Station in Bandarban District. This hill is also known as Marayan Tong, Maraing Tong, Merai Thong Jadi, Maraing Dong etc. There is a Buddhist shrine on the top of this hill which is about 1650 feet high. The huge Buddha statues in the open nature make this place more solemn. The mountains on the horizon and the river Matamuhuri flowing like a snake below, the crop fields are all a state of imagination will give unconditional feelings. Most of the tribals including Tripura, Marma, Murang people live in this Marayong Thong hill. Indigenous neighborhoods in the foothills have added special diversity to the beauty of the hills of Ali Kadam. The lifestyle of the people who depend on the mountains and the pure nature fills the eyes of the tourists who come here.
Alikadam Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Alikadam, Chaikkhyang, Kurukpata, and Nayapara.
There is a shortage of high schools in the area. there is only 1 government high school in Ali Kadam.