Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila

Khagrachari Sadar (Bengali: খাগড়াছড়ি সদর) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Khagrachari Sadar খাগড়াছড়ি সদর
Upazila
Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°59.7′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Khagrachhari
Jatiya Sangsad constituency	Khagrachhari
Headquarters	Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila Complex
Government
• Body	Upazila Council
• MP	Kujendra Lal Tripura
• Chairman	Md. Didarul Alam
• Executive officer	Naima Islam
Area
• Total	297.91 km2 (115.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	136,141
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4400[2]
Area code	0371[3]
Website	sadar.khagrachhari.gov.bd

Geography

Khagrachari is located at 23.0417°N 91.9944°E / 23.0417; 91.9944. It has 24,316 households and total area 297.92 km².

Demographics

Religions in Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Buddhism			38.50%
Islam			34.98%
Hinduism			24.76%
Christianity			1.75%
Other or not stated			0.01%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Khagrachhari Sadar upazila had a population of 136,141. The ethnic population was 80,636 (59.23%), of which Chakma were 36,937, Tripura 2,8576 and Marma 14,792.^[4]

Ethnicity in Khagrachhari (2022)^[4][5]

  Bengali (40.77%)

  Chakma (27.13%)

  Tripura (20.99%)

  Marma (10.87%)

  Others (0.24%)

Administration

Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila is divided into Khagrachhari Municipality and five union parishads: Bhaibonchhara, Golabari, Kamalchhari, Khagrachhari, and Parachara. The union parishads are subdivided into 13 mauzas and 246 villages.^[6]

Khagrachhari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 73 mahallas.^[6]

There are two government middle schools and one government college (high school) in Kharachari upazila.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
5. https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
6. "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.