Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila

Khagrachari Sadar (Bengali: খাগড়াছড়ি সদর) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Khagrachari Sadar খাগড়াছড়ি সদর
Upazila
Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°59.7′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Khagrachhari
Jatiya Sangsad constituency	Khagrachhari
Headquarters	Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila Complex
Government
• Body	Upazila Council
• MP	Kujendra Lal Tripura
• Chairman	Md. Didarul Alam
• Executive officer	Naima Islam
Area
• Total	297.91 km2 (115.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	136,141
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4400[2]
Area code	0371[3]
Website	sadar.khagrachhari.gov.bd

Geography

Khagrachari is located at 23.0417°N 91.9944°E / 23.0417; 91.9944. It has 24,316 households and total area 297.92 km².

Demographics

Religions in Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Buddhism			38.50%
Islam			34.98%
Hinduism			24.76%
Christianity			1.75%
Other or not stated			0.01%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Khagrachhari Sadar upazila had a population of 136,141. The ethnic population was 80,636 (59.23%), of which Chakma were 36,937, Tripura 28,576 and Marma 14,792.^[4]

Ethnicity in Khagrachhari (2022)^[4][5]

1. Bengali (40.8%)
2. Chakma (27.1%)
3. Tripura (21.0%)
4. Marma (10.9%)
5. Others (0.24%)

Administration

Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila is divided into Khagrachhari Municipality and five union parishads: Bhaibonchhara, Golabari, Kamalchhari, Khagrachhari, and Parachara. The union parishads are subdivided into 13 mauzas and 246 villages.^[6]

Khagrachhari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 73 mahallas.^[6]

There are two government middle schools and one government college (high school) in Kharachari upazila.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh