Official Name: | Juraichhari |
Native Name: | জুরাছড়ি |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 92°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Name2: | Rangamati |
Area Total Km2: | 606.05 |
Population Total: | 27786 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official Map of Juraichhari |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Juraichhari (Bengali: জুরাছড়ি ) is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Juraichhari is located at 22.6667°N 92.3833°W. It has 6,136 households and total area 606.05 km2. Juraichhari is bordered by Barkal upazila to the north, Rangamati Sadar and Belaichhari upazilas to the west and the Indian state of Mizoram to the east.
As of the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Juraichhari upazila had 6,136 households and a population of 27,786. 6,841 (24.62%) were under 10 years of age. Juraichhari had an average literacy rate of 46.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 872 females per 1000 males. 5,895 (21.22%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] The ethnic population was 26,331 (94.76%), of which Chakma were 25,199 and Tanchangya 928.[2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Juraichhari had a population of 11621. Males constituted 52.16% of the population, while females 47.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 6158. Juraichhari has an average literacy rate of 23.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
Juraichhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Banjugichhara, Dumdumya, Juraichhari, and Maidang. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 105 villages.[4]