Khagrachhari

Town and Municipality in Chittagong Division, Chittagong hill tracts

Khagrachhari

𑄦𑄉𑄢𑄌𑄪𑄢𑄨

Town and Municipality

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Khagrachhari

Location in Chittagong division

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Khagrachhari

Location in Bangladesh

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Coordinates: 23°06′22″N 91°58′44″E﻿ / ﻿23.106°N 91.979°E﻿ / 23.106; 91.979
state | Chittagong hill tracts
Division| Chittagong Division
District| Khagrachhari
Upazila| Khagrachhari Sadar
Government

• Type| Mayor–Council
• Body| Khagrachhari Paurashava
Population

(2022)

• Total

| 58,875
Time zone| UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
National Dialing Code| +880

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

## Demographics

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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%.[1]: 388–394

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.[2]

## References

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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.