Thanchi Upazila

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Coordinates: 21.7861° N 92.4278° E

Thanchi Upazila

Thanchi
Division_name
 - District
Chittagong Division
 - Bandarban District
Coordinates 21.7861° N 92.4278° E
Area 1020.82 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
16104
 - 16/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Thanchi

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

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[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, 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. [1]

[edit] Administrative

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

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.