4460
Manikchhari
Postal code 4460 covers Manikchhari, Manikchhari, Khagrachari District, Chittagong.
- Division
- Chittagong
- District
- Khagrachari
- Upazila / Area
- Manikchhari
- Coordinates
- 23.0093, 92.0172
About Manikchhari
Manikchari (Bengali: মানিকছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Manikchari is located at 22.8347°N 91.8361°E / 22.8347; 91.8361. It has a total area of 168.34 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Manikchhari Upazila had 17,695 households and a population of 77,027. 12.09% of the population were under 5 years of age. Manikchhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.44%: 76.41% for males and 68.70% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.64 males for every 100 females. 54,123 (70.26%) lived in urban areas.
=== Ethnicity and religion ===
🟩 Muslim majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Manikchhari upazila had a population of 77,027. The ethnic population was 20,357 (26.43%), of which Marma were 14,431, Tripura 4,313 and Chakma 1,489.
🟩 Bengali majority
Administration
UNO: Saiyeda Sadia Nuria.
Manikchhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Batnatali, Juggachhala, Manikchhari and Tintahari. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 160 villages.