Lakshmichhari Upazila

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Lakshmichhari upazila
লক্ষীছড়ি
Upazila
A road in Lakshmichhari
A road in Lakshmichhari
Location of Lakshmichhari upazila
Coordinates: 22°47.4′N 91°54′E / 22.7900°N 91.900°E / 22.7900; 91.900
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total
220.14 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
27,148
 • Density123.32/km2 (319.40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4470[2]
Websitelaxmichhari.khagrachhari.gov.bd(in Bengali)
Lakshmichhari Upazila mauza geocode map

Luxmichari (Bengali: লক্ষীছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Lakshmichari is located at 22°47′25″N 91°54′00″E / 22.7903°N 91.9000°E / 22.7903; 91.9000. It has total area 220.14 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lakkhichhari Upazila had 6,509 households and a population of 27,148. 8.76% of the population were under 5 years of age. Lakkhichhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 62.59%: 70.89% for males and 54.03% for females, and a sex ratio of 103.97 males for every 100 females. 3,779 (13.92%) lived in urban areas.[4]

Ethnicity and religion

Religions in Lakshmichhari Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 77.73%
Islam
 
 20.07%
Hinduism
 
 2.07%
Christianity
 
 0.13%
Other or not stated
 
 0.00%
Population by religion in Union
Union Muslim Buddhist Others
Barmachhari Union 61 6,653 117
Dulyatali Union 1,532 5,989 33
Lakkhichhari Union 3,855 8,461 447

🟨 Buddhist majority

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lakshmichhari upazila had a population of 27,148. The ethnic population was 20,156 (74.24%), of which Chakma were 13,936 and Marma 5,924.[4]

Ethnicity in Lakshmichhari (2022)[4]
  1. Chakma (51.3%)
  2. Bengali (25.8%)
  3. Marma (21.8%)
  4. Others (1.09%)
Population by ethnicity in Union
Union Bengali Chakma Marma Others
Barmachhari Union 75 4,704 1,943 109
Dulyatali Union 2,326 3,275 1,943 10
Lakkhichhari Union 4,591 5,957 2,038 177

🟨 Chakma majority

Administration

UNO: Sultana Razia.[5]

Lakshmichari Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Barmachhari, Dulyatali, and Lakshmichhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 134 villages.[6]

See also

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. Md.Rayhad Ali Jisan (2012), "Luxmichhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  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. উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.