Baghaichhari () is an upazila of Rangamati District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography Baghaichhari is located at . It has a total area of 1931.25 km2. It is bordered by Khagrachhari district to the west, the Indian state of Tripura to the north, Mizoram (India) to the east and Barkal and Langadu upazilas to the south.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Baghaichhari Upazila had 24,784 households and a population of 106,287. 9.40% of the population were under 5 years of age. Baghaichhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.72%: 74.92% for males and 59.88% for females, and a sex ratio of 108.26 males for every 100 females. 46,066 (43.34%) lived in urban areas.
Ethnicity and religion
+Population by religion in Union/PaurashavaUnion/Paurashava MuslimBuddhistHindu OthersBaghaichhari Paurashava12,4362,44574320Amtali 5,6425182Baghaichari1,6218,176235Bangaltali44110,05124043Khedarmara1,4698,4875191Marishya1,1854,75318Rupakari 4704,310211Sajek 2,89522,4605,525283Saroatali 12911,532105 🟩 Muslim majority 🟨 Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Baghaichhari upazila had a population of 106,287. The ethnic population was 76,289 (71.78%), of which Chakma were 70,350 and Tripura 5,457.
+Population by ethnicity in Union/Paurashava Union/Paurashava Bengali Chakma OthersBaghaichhari Paurashava13,3192,223102Amtali 5,70003Baghaichari1,6708,13917Bangaltali2,1188,68414Khedarmara2,0928,34342Marishya1,1894,74613Rupakari 5154,2846Sajek 3,19822,4845,703Saroatali 19311,44839 🟩 Bengali majority 🟨 Chakma majority
Administration UNO: Shirin Akter.
Baghaichhari Upazila is divided into Baghaichari Municipality and eight union parishads: Amtali, Baghaichari, Bangaltali, Khedarmara, Marishya, Rupakari, Sajek and Saroatali. The union parishads are subdivided into 19 mauzas and 303 villages.
Baghaichhari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.
Places to visit Konglak Haphong
Notable people
Kalpana Chakma, activist who disappeared in 1996
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
References