Thanchi Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Thanchi
locator_position = right
latd = 21.7861
longd = 92.4278
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Bandarban District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 16104
population_density = 16
area_total = 1020.82
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/bandarban/Thanchi.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Thanchi
footnotes =

Thanchi ( _bn. থানচি) is an Upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Thanchi is located at coord|21.7861|N|92.4278|E| . It has 2885 units of house hold and total area 1020.82 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Thanchi has a population of 16104. Males constitute are 55.61% of the population, and females 44.39%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 8639. Thanchi has an average literacy rate of 17.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Thanchi has 4 Unions/Wards, 12 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 82 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References