Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Khagrachhari

Khagrachhari is a city in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of southeastern Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Khagrachhari District.

Demographics

Religions in Khagrachhari (2022)
Religion Percent
Buddhism
39.52%
Islam
41.28%
Hinduism
13.20%
Christianity
0.70%
Other or not stated
0.3%

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Khagrachhari city had a population of 5,23,922 and a literacy rate of 87.86%.

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Khagrachhari city had 10,247 households and a population of 4,79,294(19.26%) were under 10 years of age. Khagrachhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 848 females per 1000 males. Ethnic population was 14,159 (53%%), of which Chakma were 1,73,293 Marma 86,392 and Tripura 41,939.

References

  1. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ^ "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.