Haimchar Upazila


Haimchar is an upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
WWW haimchar.chandpur.gov.bd

Geography

Haimchar is located at. It has a total area of 134.16 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Haimchar Upazila had 31,389 households and a population of 124,833. 10.49% of the population were under 5 years of age. Haimchar had a literacy rate of 71.97%: 72.45% for males and 71.51% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.57 males for every 100 females. 47,705 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Haimchar Upazila had 24,903 households and a population of 109,575. 28,239 were under 10 years of age. Haimchar had a literacy rate of 48.13%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1042 females per 1000 males. 8,847 lived in urban areas.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haimchar had a population of 113,306. Males constituted 51.29% of the population, and females 48.71%. The population aged 18 or over was 52,033. Haimchar had an average literacy rate of 25.4%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Haimchar Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Char Bhairabi, Dakshin Algi Durgapur, Gazipur, Haimchar, Nilkamal, and Uttar Algi Durgapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 65 villages.

Notable people