Fatikchhari Upazila

Fatikchhari
ফটিকছড়ি
Upazila
Fatikchhari

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 22°41′N 91°48.3′E / 22.683°N 91.8050°ECoordinates: 22°41′N 91°48.3′E / 22.683°N 91.8050°E
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. 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 River Halda, the longest river in Fatikchhari Upazila that runs through the upazila along almost its entire length. Dhurung is its second longest river. 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, Fatickchari, Baramasia, Mandakini, Balukhali etc. In between the two hill ranges, Fatickchari consists of flat farmland annually affected by flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in the hilly catchment areas and the water being drained by several small rivers and the 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

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Fatikchhari had a population of 388,013, in 65,861 households. Males constituted 50.1% of the population, and females 49.9%. The population aged 18 or over was 182,250. Fatikchhari had an average literacy rate of 32% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

The population is a mix of Bengali 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 (mainly tea garden workers).

Administration

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. Fatikchhari has one Municipality and 20 Unions/Wards, 102 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 199 villages. The unions are:

Under Fatickchari Thana

  1. Abdullapur
  2. Baktapur
  3. Daulatpur
  4. Dharmapur
  5. Jafotnagar
  6. Kanchan Nagar
  7. Lelang
  8. Nanupur
  9. Paindong
  10. Roshangiri
  11. Samitirhat
  12. Rangamatia
  13. Dhurung

Under Bhujpur Thana

  1. Baganbazar
  2. Dantmara
  3. Narayanhat
  4. Bhujpur
  5. Harualchari
  6. Suabil
  7. Sundarpur

Educational institutions

Fatikchhari Degree College

There are six colleges in the Fatikchhari Upazila.[3] Shanthir hat Miskatunnabi Dakhil Madrasha

Schools

Madrasa

Main article: Madrasa

Tea industry

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

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.

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