Naniarchar Upazila
Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Naniarchar নানিয়াচর | |
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Upazila | |
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| Coordinates: 22°51.5′N 92°7′E / 22.8583°N 92.117°E / 22.8583; 92.117 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Rangamati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 393.67 km2 (152.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 43,616 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Naniarchar (Bengali: নানিয়াচর) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Naniarchar is located at 22°51′30″N 92°07′00″E / 22.8583°N 92.1167°E / 22.8583; 92.1167. It has 9,481 units of household and total area 393.67 km2 (152.00 sq mi).
Demographics
| Religions in Naniarchar upazila (2011)[2] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Buddhism | 83.42% | |||
| Islam | 14.22% | |||
| Hinduism | 2.05% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.31% | |||
As of the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Naniarchar upazila had 9,481 households and a population of 43,616. 10,324 (23.67%) were under 10 years of age. Naniarchar had an average literacy rate of 47.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 938 females per 1000 males. 6,192 (14.20%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] The ethnic population was 36290 (83.20%), of which Chakma were 35,314 and Marma 854.[3]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Naniarchar has a population of 34561. Males constitute 52.67% of the population, and females 47.33%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 16882. Naniarchar has an average literacy rate of 33.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
Administration
Naniarchar Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Burighat, Ghilachhari, Naniarchar, and Sabekkhong. The union parishads are subdivided into 20 mauzas and 158 villages.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Gautam Chandra Modak (2012). "Naniarchar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rangamati" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Rangamati district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS, entry as "Nannerchar"". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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