Subarnachar Upazila
Subarnachar is an upazila of Noakhali District, located in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division. The Bhulua River and Sandwip Channel flows through it. A number of Subarnachar residents have migrated to Oman where they form a small diaspora community.
History
The islands in the upazila formed in 1959 and many poor migrants started settling there. This was followed by a land dispute in 1986 with foreign land grabbing forces. The clashes killed hundreds of people and destroyed thousands of homes. The settlers of Subarnachar sacrificed many precious lives to survive on that day. The history of this upazila has been written through the relentless struggle of the working people who have made this salty char habitable through their creative activities. Subarnachar has suffered from flooding in many occasions such as on 12 November 1970 as well as in 1985, 1991 and 1998. Subarnachar was given upazila status on 2 April 2005, taking 7 unions from Noakhali Sadar Upazila.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Subarnachar Upazila had 73,578 households and a population of 355,910. 13.71% of the population were under 5 years of age. Subarnachar had a literacy rate of 63.63%: 63.62% for males and 63.65% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.65 males for every 100 females. 22,829 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Subarnachar Upazila had 55,399 households and a population of 289,514. 94,114 were under 10 years of age. Subarnachar had a literacy rate of 32.66%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 6,651 lived in urban areas.