Thanchi Upazila

Thanchi (Bengali: থানচি) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.^[3]

Thanchi থানচি
Upazila
Amiakhum Falls
Coordinates: 21°47.2′N 92°25.7′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Bandarban
Area
• Total	1,020.82 km2 (394.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	29,790
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4630[2]
Website	Official Map of Thanchi

Geography

Thanchi is located at 21.7861°N 92.4278°E / 21.7861; 92.4278. It has 4,872 households and a total area of 1020.82 km². Thanchi upazila is bordered by Ruma upazila and Rangamati district to the north, Lama and Alikadam upazilas to the west, Rakhine State of Myanmar to the south and Chin State of Myanmar to the east.

At the boundary with Ali Kadam Upazila, the 35-kilometre-long (22 mi) Alikadam-Thanchi Road ascends hill Dim Pahar, making it one of the highest motorable roads in Bangladesh.^[4]

Demographics

Religions in Thanchi Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Buddhism			42.34%
Christianity			34.43%
Islam			8.80%
Hinduism			1.55%
Other or not stated			12.87%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Thanchi upazila had a population of 29,790. The ethnic population was 26,103 (87.62%), of which Marma were 9,345, Mru 7,021,Tripura 6,336, Khumi 1,829, Bom 685, Chakma 488 and Khyang 359.^[5]

Ethnicity in Thanchi Upazila (2022)^[5][6]

  Marma (31.37%)

  Mro (23.57%)

  Tripura (21.27%)

  Bengali (12.38%)

  Khumi (6.14%)

  Bom (2.30%)

  Chakma (1.64%)

  Khyang (1.21%)

  Others (0.12%)

Administration

Thanchi Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Balipara, Remakry, Thanchi, and Tindu. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 178 villages.^[7]

Gallery

• 
  Remakri lake
• 
  Amiakhum waterfall
• 
  Nafakhum waterfall
• 
  Sangu river

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. 396. 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. Atikur Rahman (2012). "Thanchi Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. Ahmed, Sheikh Tausif (2 July 2022). "Visiting the mysterious land of the hilly South". The Financial Express.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Bandarban (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-276-4.
6. https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
7. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bandarban" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

External links

• Thanchi Upazila: About, Map, & Attractive Places! (EduGovBD)