Bandarban Sadar Upazila
Bandarban Sadar is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Bandarban Sadar is located at. It has a total area of 501.98 km2.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bandarban Sadar Upazila had 25,844 households and a population of 111,096. 9.02% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bandarban Sadar had a literacy rate of 73.86%: 78.62% for males and 68.59% for females, and a sex ratio of 109.99 males for every 100 females. 76,046 lived in urban areas.Religion
Islam the largest religion in Bandarban Upazila. Islam is being followed by about 46% of the population.Buddhists form the second-largest religious minority. According to the 2022 census Buddhists form 36% of the total population.
| Union/Paurashava | Muslim | Buddhist | Christian | Hindu | Tribal Religion |
| Bandarban Paurashava | 32,449 | 12,315 | 1,879 | 7,673 | 134 |
| Bandarban Union | 4,099 | 4,743 | 1,067 | 249 | 14 |
| Jamchhari Union | 414 | 6,021 | 44 | 223 | 0 |
| Kuhalong Union | 3,650 | 9,116 | 302 | 196 | 9 |
| Rajbila Union | 1,825 | 4,481 | 117 | 37 | 0 |
| Sualak Union | 7,268 | 2,976 | 1,390 | 2,94 | 1439 |
| Tankabati Union | 1,142 | 884 | 1,674 | 49 | 2,923 |
? Muslim majority ? Buddhist majority ?Tribal Religion Majority
Ethnicity
The ethnic population was 47,804, of which Marma were 26,628, Mru 7,280, Tanchangya 5,605, Bom 2,748, Tripura 1,771, Chakma 1,664 and Khiang 1,310.| Union/Paurashava | Bengali | Marma | Mro | Tripura | Others |
| Bandarban Paurashava | 42,453 | 7,272 | 400 | 981 | 3,344 |
| Bandarban Union | 4,465 | 2,803 | 35 | 276 | 2,593 |
| Jamchhari Union | 1,224 | 4,493 | 50 | 2 | 933 |
| Kuhalong Union | 4,055 | 6,567 | 102 | 211 | 2,338 |
| Rajbila Union | 1,890 | 3,655 | 18 | 110 | 787 |
| Sualak Union | 7,590 | 1,828 | 1,931 | 31 | 1,987 |
| Tankabati Union | 1,615 | 10 | 4,744 | 160 | 143 |
? Bengali majority ? Marma majority
? Mro Majority
Administration
Bandarban Sadar Upazila is divided into Bandarban Municipality and five union parishads: Bandarban, Kuhalong, Rajbila, Suwalak, and Tankabati. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 225 villages.Bandarban Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 69 mahallas.