Naniarchar (Bengali: নানিয়াচর) is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[3]
Naniarchar
নানিয়াচর | |
|---|---|
 Shahid Lance Naik Munshi Abdur Rauf Bir Shreshtho Mausoleum at Burighat, Naniarchar upazila, Rangamati district | |
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| Coordinates: 22°51.5′N 92°7′E / 22.8583°N 92.117°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Rangamati |
| Area | |
• Total | 393.67 km2 (152.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 48,523 |
| • Density | 123.26/km2 (319.24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4520[2] |
Geography
editNaniarchar is located at 22°51′30″N 92°07′00″E / 22.8583°N 92.1167°E. It has a total area of 393.67 km2 (152.00 sq mi).
Demographics
editAccording to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Naniarchar Upazila had 11,621 households and a population of 48,523. 8.81% of the population were under 5 years of age. Naniarchar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 69.18%: 75.83% for males and 62.34% for females, and a sex ratio of 102.97 males for every 100 females. 13,379 (27.57%) lived in urban areas.[4]
Ethnicity and religion
edit| Union | Muslim | Buddhist | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burighat | 5,928 | 7,842 | 60 |
| Ghilachhari | 188 | 9,147 | 32 |
| Naniarchar | 1,061 | 11,816 | 853 |
| Sabekkyong | 24 | 11,555 | 15 |
🟨 Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Naniarchar upazila had a population of 48,523. The ethnic population was 39,659 (81.73%), of which Chakma were 38,766 and Marma 842.[4]
| Union | Bengali | Chakma | Marma | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burighat | 6,154 | 6,893 | 759 | 24 |
| Ghilachhari | 551 | 8,783 | 28 | 5 |
| Naniarchar | 1,341 | 11,619 | 50 | 20 |
| Sabekkyong | 116 | 11,471 | 5 | 2 |
🟨 Chakma majority
Administration
editUNO: Mohammad Amimul Ahsan Khan.[6]
Naniarchar Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Burighat, Ghilachhari, Naniarchar, and Sabekkyong. The union parishads are subdivided into 20 mauzas and 158 villages.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ↑ Gautam Chandra Modak (2012). "Naniarchar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- 1 2 3 4 Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rangamati (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-257-3.
- ↑ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
- ↑ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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