Juraichhari Upazila

Juraichhari (Bengali: জুরাছড়ি) is an upazila of Rangamati District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Juraichhari জুরাছড়ি
Upazila
Juraichhari Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°40′N 92°23′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Rangamati District
Area
• Total	606.05 km^2 (234.00 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	11,621
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Juraichhari

Geography

Juraichhari is located at 22.6667°N 92.3833°E. It has 2412 households and total area 606.05 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Juraichhari has a population of 11621. Males constitute 52.16% of the population, and females 47.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 6158. Juraichhari has an average literacy rate of 23.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Juraichhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Banjugichhara, Dumdumya, Juraichhari, and Maidang. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 105 villages.[3]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. 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
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
3. "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.