Baghaichhari Upazila


Baghaichhari is an upazila of Rangamati District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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Geography

Baghaichhari is located at. It has a total area of 1931.25 km2. It is bordered by Khagrachhari district to the west, the Indian state of Tripura to the north, Mizoram to the east and Barkal and Langadu upazilas to the south.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Baghaichhari Upazila had 24,784 households and a population of 106,287. 9.40% of the population were under 5 years of age. Baghaichhari had a literacy rate of 67.72%: 74.92% for males and 59.88% for females, and a sex ratio of 108.26 males for every 100 females. 46,066 lived in urban areas.

Ethnicity and religion

Union/PaurashavaMuslimBuddhistHinduOthers
Baghaichhari Paurashava12,4362,44574320
Amtali Union5,6425182
Baghaichhari Union1,6218,176235
Bangaltali Union44110,05124043
Khedarmara Union1,4698,4875191
Marishya Union1,1854,75318
Rupakari Union4704,310211
Sajek Union2,89522,4605,525283
Saroatali Union12911,532105

? Muslim majority ? Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Baghaichhari upazila had a population of 106,287. The ethnic population was 76,289, of which Chakma were 70,350 and Tripura 5,457.
Union/PaurashavaBengaliChakmaOthers
Baghaichhari Paurashava13,3192,223102
Amtali Union5,70003
Baghaichhari Union1,6708,13917
Bangaltali Union2,1188,68414
Khedarmara Union2,0928,34342
Marishya Union1,1894,74613
Rupakari Union5154,2846
Sajek Union3,19822,4845,703
Saroatali Union19311,44839

? Bengali majority
? Chakma majority

Administration

UNO: Shirin Akter.
Baghaichhari Upazila is divided into Baghaichari Municipality and eight union parishads: Amtali, Baghaichari, Bongoltali, Khedarmara, Marisha, Rupokari, Sajek, and Sharoyatali. The union parishads are subdivided into 19 mauzas and 303 villages.
Baghaichhari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.

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Notable people