Khagrachari or Khagrachhari is an Upazila of Khagrachari District

Khagrachari District

Khagrachari is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Its local name is "Chengmi"...

 in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Khagrachari is located at 23.0417°N 91.9944°E . It has 11989 units of house hold and total area 297.92 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Khagrachhari has a population of 61306. Males constitute are 54.02% of the population, and females 45.98%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 32215. Khagrachhari has an average literacy rate of 33.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Chairman:

Vice Chairman: Nirapod Taalookdar (Independent)

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):

Administrative

Khagrachhari has 8 Unions/Wards, 39 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 77 villages.

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