Rajasthali Upazila

Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Rajasthali
রাজস্থলী
Upazila
Location of Rajasthali
Coordinates: 22°23′N 92°14.5′E / 22.383°N 92.2417°E / 22.383; 92.2417
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictRangamati
Area
 • Total145.03 km2 (56.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,083
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websiterajasthali.rangamati.gov.bd

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

Geography

Rajasthali is located at 22°23′00″N 92°14′30″E / 22.3833°N 92.2417°E / 22.3833; 92.2417. It has a total area of 145.03 km2. It is bordered by Kaptai upazila to the north, Belaichhari upazila to the east, Bandarban district to the south and Chittagong district to the west.

Demographics

Religions in Rajasthali upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Islam
21.92%
Hinduism
8.77%
Buddhism
58.48%
Christianity
10.83%
Other or not stated
0.00%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rajasthali upazila had a population of 27864. The ethnic population was 18,702 (67.67%), of which Marma were 10,213 and Tanchangya 4,542, Tripura 2273 and Khyang 1420

Ethnicity in the Rajasthali (2022)[2]

  Bengali (32.33%)
  Marma (36.65%)
  Tanchangya (16.30%)
  Tripura (8.16%)
  Khyang (5.09%)
  Others (1.47%)

Administration

UNO: Sajib Kanti Rudra.[3]

Rajasthali Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Bangalhalia, Gaindya, and Ghilachari. The union parishads are subdivided into 9 mauzas and 106 villages.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gautam Chandra Modak (2012), "Rajasthali Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  3. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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Bangladesh Upazilas of the Chattogram Division
Capital: Chattogram
Bandarban District
Brahmanbaria District
Chandpur District
Chattogram District
Cumilla District
Cox's Bazar District
Feni District
Khagrachari District
Lakshmipur District
Noakhali District
Rangamati District


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