Juraichhari Upazila


Juraichhari is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Juraichhari is located at. It has 6,136 households and total area 606.05 km2. Juraichhari is bordered by Barkal upazila to the north, Rangamati Sadar and Belaichhari upazilas to the west and the Indian state of Mizoram to the east.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Jurachhari Upazila had 6,510 households and a population of 26,932. 8.50% of the population were under 5 years of age. Jurachhari had a literacy rate of 61.17%: 72.20% for males and 48.81% for females, and a sex ratio of 111.48 males for every 100 females. 9,418 lived in urban areas.

Ethnicity and religion

UnionMuslimBuddhistOthers
Banjogichhara Union2515,01135
Dumdumya Union1647,351150
Jurachhari Union3518,899119
Maidang Union1114,4864

? Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Juraichhari upazila had a population of 26,932. The ethnic population was 25,681, of which Chakma were 24,548 and Tanchangya 898.
UnionBengaliChakmaTonchongaOthers
Banjogichhara Union3264,945422
Dumdumya Union2346,678594159
Jurachhari Union5638,7611332
Maidang Union1284,16428722

? Chakma majority

Administration

UNO: Arafat Mohammad Noman.
Juraichhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Banjugichhara, Dumdumya, Juraichhari, and Maidang. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 105 villages.