Panchlaish Thana Explained

Official Name:Panchlaish
Native Name:পাঁচলাইশ
Settlement Type:Thana
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chittagong District
Population Total:219903
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:7044
Area Total Km2:27.45
Elevation M:15
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:22°N 91°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4203
Area Code:031[3]

Panchlaish (bn|পাঁচলাইশ) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Panchlaish is located at 22.3667°N 91.825°W . It has 37105 households and total area 27.45 km2.

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchlaish had a population of 193,357, of whom 112,099 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 59.39% of the population, and females 40.61%. Panchlaish had an average literacy rate of 59.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]

Points of interest

Rupali Guitar, an 18adj=midNaNadj=mid stainless steel sculpture memorializing Ayub Bachchu, was erected in the Prabartak roundabout in 2019.[5]

See also

Notable residents

References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 386.
  2. Web site: Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh . DATEANDTIME.INFO . October 3, 2024.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. 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 .
  5. News: Hussain . Anwar . 17 September 2019 . Guitar statue in memory of Ayub Bachchu to be inaugurated Wednesday . Dhaka Tribune.