Naniarchar
নানিয়াচর
Upazila
Location of Naniarchar
Coordinates: 22°51.5′N 92°7′E / 22.8583°N 92.117°E / 22.8583; 92.117
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictRangamati
Area
 • Total393.67 km2 (152.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total43,616
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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]
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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rangamati" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Rangamati district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS, entry as "Nannerchar"". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ↑ "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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