Juraichhari (Bengali: জুরাছড়ি) is an upazila of Rangamati District[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Juraichhari
জুরাছড়ি
Location of Juraichhari
Coordinates: 22°40′N 92°23′E / 22.667°N 92.383°E / 22.667; 92.383
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictRangamati
Area
 • Total
606.05 km2 (234.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
26,932
 • Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4560[2]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Juraichhari

Geography

edit

Juraichhari is located at 22°40′00″N 92°23′00″E / 22.6667°N 92.3833°E / 22.6667; 92.3833. It has 6,136 households and total area 606.05 km2. Juraichhari is bordered by Barkal upazila to the north, Rangamati Sadar and Belaichhari upazilas to the west and the Indian state of Mizoram to the east.

Demographics

edit
Religions in Juraichhari Upazila (2022)[1]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
95.6%
Islam
3.26%
Hinduism
0.63%
Christianity
0.52%
Other or not stated
0.00%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Juraichhari upazila had a population of 26,932. The ethnic population was 25,681 (95.35%), of which Chakma were 24,548 and Tanchangya 898.[1]

Ethnicity in the Juraichhari Upazila (2022)[1][4]

  Chakma (91.15%)
  Bengali (4.65%)
  Tanchangya (3.33%)
  Others (0.87%)

Administration

edit

UNO: Arafat Mohammad Noman.[5]

Juraichhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Banjugichhara, Dumdumya, Juraichhari, and Maidang. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 105 villages.[6]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rangamati (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-257-3.
  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. ^ Gautam Chandra Modak (2012), "Juraichhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  5. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  6. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.