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Panchhari Upazila

Panchhari () is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Panchhari is located at . It has 14,154 households and total area 334.10&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

History

Panchhari is the site of a massacre by Shanti Bahini, the armed wing of the separatist Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti party in 1996.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Panchhari Upazila had 17,159 households and a population of 68,678. 9.19% of the population were under 5 years of age. Panchhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.01%: 74.79% for males and 61.28% for females, and a sex ratio of 99.66 males for every 100 females. 33,540 (48.84%) lived in urban areas.

Ethnicity and religion

🟩 Muslim majority 🟨 Buddhist majority

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Panchhari upazila had a population of 68,678. The ethnic population was 46,000 (66.98%), of which Chakma were 30,270, Tripura 13,295 and Marma 2,143.

🟩 Bengali majority 🟨 Chakma majority 🟧 Tripura majority

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.

Chairman: Sarbottom Chakma

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):

See also

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