Panchlaish () is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Geography Panchlaish is located at . It has 37105 households and total area 27.45 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Panchlaish Thana had 52,444 households and a population of 219,903. 7.06% of the population were under 5 years of age. Panchlaish had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 88.14%: 89.60% for males and 86.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 113.37 males for every 100 females.
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%.
Points of interest
Rupali Guitar, an stainless steel sculpture memorializing Ayub Bachchu, was erected in the Prabartak roundabout in 2019.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
Notable residents Shakil Khan, film actor
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