Manikchhari Upazila


Manikchari is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Manikchari is located at. It has a total area of 168.34 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Manikchhari Upazila had 17,695 households and a population of 77,027. 12.09% of the population were under 5 years of age. Manikchhari had a literacy rate of 72.44%: 76.41% for males and 68.70% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.64 males for every 100 females. 54,123 lived in urban areas.

Ethnicity and religion

UnionMuslimBuddhistHinduOthers
Batnatali Union10,0113,7461,3700
Jogyachhola Union9,0931,7092,412238
Manikchhari Union18,8777,4082,55714
Tintahari Union14,4043,6941,47814

? Muslim majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Manikchhari upazila had a population of 77,027. The ethnic population was 20,357, of which Marma were 14,431, Tripura 4,313 and Chakma 1,489.
UnionBengaliMarmaTripuraChakmaOthers
Batnatali Union10,2823,6611,158260
Jogyachhola Union9,1581,3122,5803975
Manikchhari Union21,6576,27611674763
Tintahari Union15,5733,18245931956

? Bengali majority

Administration

UNO: Saiyeda Sadia Nuria.
Manikchhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Batnatali, Jogyachola, Manikchari, and Tintahari. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 160 villages.