Fatikchhari Upazila

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Fatikchhari
ফটিকছড়ি
Upazila
Fatikchhari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°41′N 91°48.3′E / 22.683°N 91.8050°E / 22.683; 91.8050Coordinates: 22°41′N 91°48.3′E / 22.683°N 91.8050°E / 22.683; 91.8050
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Chittagong District
Area
 • Total 773.55 km2 (298.67 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 388,013
 • Density 502/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Fatikchhari

Fatikchhari (Bengali: ফটিকছড়ি) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Fatikchhari is located at 22°41′00″N 91°48′15″E / 22.6833°N 91.8042°E / 22.6833; 91.8042. Fatickchari has a total area of 773.55 km².

It is one of the largest Upazilas of Bangladesh. It is a fertile valley between the Sitakund Hills and the Hills of the Chittagong Hill Tracts . These two hill ranges become one at the northernmost point of the upazila and they widen apart as they proceed southwards. There is no particular geographical place in the Upazila called Fatickchari, rather the entire upazila takes its name from one small all-season rivulet known as Fatickchari Khal that originates in the Sitakund Hills on the West and enters the Upazila at Bhujpur Union before joining the Halda. The longest river in Fatikchhari Upazila is the Dhurung that runs through the upazila along almost its entire length. There are some small rivers (khals) originating from the hills both on the eastern and western flanks, all being tributaries of the Halda flowing southwards to the sea. Among them are Gazaria, Fatichchari, Baramasia, Mandakini, Balukhali etc. In between the two hill ranges, Fatickchari is a vast flat farmland annually washed by flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in the hilly catchment areas and the water being drained by several small rivers and the mighty Halda.

It is surrounded by Tripura (India) to the north, Hathazari and Kawkhali upazila (Rangamati District) to the south, Ramgarh, Manikchhari, Lakshmichhari, and Raozan upazilas on the east, Mirsharai and Sitakunda upazilas on the west.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Fatikchhari has a population of 388013 and 65861 holding units. Males constitute 50.1% of the population, and females 49.9%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 182250. Fatikchhari has an average literacy rate of 32% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

The population is a mix of Bengalee Muslims and Hindus, Buddhists (all bearing the title Barua); Tripura, Chakma, Mogh (these tribal groups are gradually retreating into the CHTs and are becoming rare in the upazila); and Manipuri and Uria (maily tea garden workers). <Added by: Mesbah Uddin><Joint Secretary, BCS Admin, 1982 Batch>

Administrative

Bibir Hat is the Administrative center of the Fatickchari Upazila. The old Fatickchari thana is divided into two Thanas (Police Stations)with Bhujpur created as a new thana in 2008 with its seat near Kazirhat. <Added by Mesbah Uddin, Joint Secretary, BCS (Administration) 1982 Batch> Fatikchhari has one Municipality and 18 Unions/Wards, 102 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 199 villages. Unions are:

Educational institutions

Fatikchhari Degree College

There are Six colleges in the Fatikchhari Upazila[3]

  • Fatickchari Degree College
  • Isapur B.M.C. College
  • Nanupur Layla Kabir College
  • Narayan Hat Adarsha College
  • Gultaz Memorial School & College
  • Heako Bonani College

Tea industry

There are 17 of 163 tea gardens of Bangladesh in Fatickchari Upazila.[4][5]

  • Aasia Tea Garden
  • Andharmanik Tea Garden
  • Baramasia Tea Garden
  • Dantmara Tea Garden
  • Elahi-Noor Tea Garden
  • Haldavalley Tea Garden
  • Laiyacherra Tea Garden
  • Karnafuli Tea Garden
  • Maa Jaan Tea Garden
  • Mohammad Nagar Tea Garden
  • Naseha Tea Garden
  • Neptune Tea Garden
  • New Dantmara Tea Garden
  • Oodaleah Tea Garden
  • Panchabati Tea Garden
  • Ramgarh Tea Garden
  • Rangapani Tea Garden

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tilak Barua Rubel (2012). "Fatikchhari Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 
  3. ↑ "Colleges in Chittagong". Bangladesh.jantareview.com. Retrieved 2012-08-28. 
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh Tea Board". Teaboard.gov.bd. Retrieved 2012-08-28. 
  5. ↑ "চা বাগান সমুহ - Fatickchari". Fatickchari.weebly.com. Retrieved 2012-08-28. 

External links

Upazilas and Thanas in Chittagong
Bangladesh Upazilas of the Chittagong Division
Capital: Chittagong
Bandarban District
Brahmanbaria District
Chandpur District
Chittagong District
Comilla District
Cox's Bazar District
Feni District
Khagrachari District
Lakshmipur District
Noakhali District
Rangamati District

Edited by: Mesbah Uddin, Joint Secretary belonging to the BCS (Administration) Cadre, 1982 Batch

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