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Lakshmichhari Upazila

Coordinates: 22°47.4′N 91°54′E / 22.7900°N 91.900°E / 22.7900; 91.900
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Lakshmichhari upazila
লক্ষীছড়ি
Location of Lakshmichhari upazila
Coordinates: 22°47.4′N 91°54′E / 22.7900°N 91.900°E / 22.7900; 91.900
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total220.14 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total27,148
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4470[2]
Websitelaxmichhari.khagrachhari.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Luxmichari (Bengali: লক্ষীছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

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Lakshmichari is located at 22°47′25″N 91°54′00″E / 22.7903°N 91.9000°E / 22.7903; 91.9000. It has total area 220.14 km2.

Demographics

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Religions in Lakshmichhari Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
77.73%
Islam
20.07%
Hinduism
2.07%
Christianity
0.13%
Other or not stated
0.00%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lakshmichhari upazila had a population of 27,148. The ethnic population was 20,156 (74.24%), of which Chakma were 13,936 and Marma 5,924.[4]

Ethnicity in Lakshmichhari (2022)[4][5]

  Chakma (51.33%)
  Bengali (25.76%)
  Marma (21.82%)
  Others (1.09%)

Administration

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UNO: Sultana Razia.[6]

Lakshmichari Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Barmachhari, Dulyatali, and Lakshmichhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 134 villages.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ Md.Rayhad Ali Jisan (2012), "Luxmichhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
  5. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  6. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  7. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.