Juraichhari Upazila Explained

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.

Geography

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.

Demographics

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]

Administration

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]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rangamati . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Rangamati district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  4. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Rangamati . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184835/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Rangamati.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.