Mahalchhari Upazila Explained

Official Name:	Mahalchari
Native Name:	মহালছড়ি
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:	Khagrachhari
Area Total Km2:	186.48
Population Total:	49077
Population As Of:	2022
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	4430^[2]
Timezone:	BST
Utc Offset:	+6

Mahalchari (bn|মহালছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Mahalchari is located at 22.9194°N 92.025°W. It has a total area of 186.48 km².

Demographics

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, the residual Mahalchhari upazila had a population of 49,077. The ethnic population was 30,944 (63.05%), of which Chakma were 21,357, Marma 7,487 and Tripura 1,948.^[3]

Administration

Mahalchari Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Kayangghat, Mahalchhari, Maschhari, Mubachhari, and Sindukchhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 13 mauzas and 196 villages.^[4]

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Parveen Khanam^[5]

Upazila Chairman: Bimal Kanti Chakma

Education

Schools

APBn Ideal School and College^[6] ^[7]
Mohalchari Government High School
Mohalchari Girls High School

College

Mohalchari Government College

References

Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 397.
Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . 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 . Dhaka.
Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Khagrachhari district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Web site: District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184825/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Khagrachori.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.
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