Manikchari () is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography Manikchari is located at . It has a total area of 168.34 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Manikchhari Upazila had 17,695 households and a population of 77,027. 12.09% of the population were under 5 years of age. Manikchhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.44%: 76.41% for males and 68.70% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.64 males for every 100 females. 54,123 (70.26%) lived in urban areas.
Ethnicity and religion
+Population by religion in Union Union Muslim Buddhist Hindu OthersBatnatali10,0113,7461,3700Juggachhala9,0931,7092,412238Manikchhari18,8777,4082,55714Tintahari14,4043,6941,47814 🟩 Muslim majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Manikchhari upazila had a population of 77,027. The ethnic population was 20,357 (26.43%), of which Marma were 14,431, Tripura 4,313 and Chakma 1,489.
+Population by ethnicity in Union Union Bengali Marma Tripura Chakma OthersBatnatali10,2823,6611,158260Juggachhala9,1581,3122,5803975Manikchhari21,6576,27611674763Tintahari15,5733,18245931956 🟩 Bengali majority
Administration UNO: Saiyeda Sadia Nuria.
Manikchhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Batnatali, Juggachhala, Manikchhari and Tintahari. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 160 villages.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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