Rangamati Sadar Upazila


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

Geography

Rangamati Sadar is located at. It has a total area of 546.48 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rangamati Sadar Upazila had 35,596 households and a population of 146,601. 7.48% of the population were under 5 years of age. Rangamati Sadar had a literacy rate of 80.51%: 84.70% for males and 75.99% for females, and a sex ratio of 107.53 males for every 100 females. 120,003 lived in urban areas.

Ethnicity and religion

Union/PaurashavaMuslimBuddhistOthers
Rangamati Paurashava55,27736,36214,430
Balukhali Union5126,4221,039
Bandukbhanga Union317,11911
Jibtali Union1,5242,805123
Kutukchhari Union1286,389133
Magban Union5656,91316
Sapchhari Union1,6085,090114

? Muslim majority ? Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rangamati Sadar upazila had 35,614 households and a population of 146,601. 24,486 were under 10 years of age. Rangamati Sadar had an average literacy rate of 73.24%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 884 females per 1000 males. 81.86% of the population lived in urban areas.The ethnic population was 69,883, of which Chakma were 60,449, Tanchangya 3,488, Marma 2,765 and Tripura 2,206.
Union/PaurashavaBengaliChakmaMarmaTonchongyaOthers
Rangamati Paurashava71,74129,3341,7431,2082,034
Balukhali Union5985,6841385221,021
Bandukbhanga Union937,0438115
Jibtali Union1,7061,9615352500
Kutukchhari Union2796,31014542
Magban Union5955,0873101,4975
Sapchhari Union1,6965,03017564

? Bengali majority
? Chakma majority

Administration

UNO: Refat Asma.
Rangamati Sadar Upazila is divided into Rangamati Municipality and six union parishads: Balukhali, Bandukbhanga, Jibtali, Kutukchari, Mogban, and Sapchari. The union parishads are subdivided into 21 mauzas and 178 villages.

Education

There are many educational institutions.