Official Name: | Manikchhari |
Native Name: | মানিকছড়ি রাজবাড়ী |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 91°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Name2: | Khagrachhari |
Area Total Km2: | 168.34 |
Population Total: | 61589 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Maniksoria, Khagrasoria, Chatgaiya |
Postal Code: | 4460 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Manikchari[1] (Bengali: মানিকছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Manikchari is located at 22.8347°N 91.8361°W. It has 13,335 households and total area 168.34 km2.[2]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Manikchhari upazila had 13,335 households and a population of 61,589. 17,851 (28.98%) were under 10 years of age. Manikchhari had an average literacy rate of 40.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. 34,776 (56.46%) of the population lived in urban areas.[3] The ethnic population was 17,690 (28.72%), of which Marma were 19,328, Tripura 3,574 and Chakma 1,101.[4]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Manikchari has a population of 38,479. Males constitute 52% of the population, and females 48%. The adult (18+) population is 19,539. Manikchari has an average literacy rate of 20.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]
Manikchhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Batnatali, Jogyachola, Manikchari, and Tintahari. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 160 villages.[6]