Haimchar Upazila

Haimchar হাইমচর
Upazila
Coordinates: 23°4′N90°38.3′E / 23.067°N 90.6383°E / 23.067; 90.6383
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Chandpur
Government
Area
• Total	134.16 km2 (51.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [1]
• Total	124,833
• Density	930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	3660 [2]
Website	Official Map of Haimchar

Haimchar (Bengali : হাইমচর) is an upazila of Chandpur District ^[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Haimchar is located at 23°04′00″N90°38′15″E / 23.0667°N 90.6375°E / 23.0667; 90.6375 . It has a total area of 134.16 km².

Demographics

Religions in Haimchar Upazila (2022) [4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.60%
Hinduism			3.38%
Other or not stated			0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Haimchar Upazila had 24,903 households and a population of 109,575. 28,239 (25.77%) were under 10 years of age. Haimchar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.13%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1042 females per 1000 males. 8,847 (8.07%) lived in urban areas. ^{[5] [6]}

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haimchar had a population of 113,306. Males constituted 51.29% of the population, and females 48.71%. The population aged 18 or over was 52,033. Haimchar had an average literacy rate of 25.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. ^[7]

Administration

Haimchar Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Char Bhairabi, Dakshin Algi Durgapur, Gazipur, Haimchar, Nilkamal, and Uttar Algi Durgapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 65 villages. ^[8]

Notable people

• Abdullah Sarkar (1942–2013), politician and former MP

See also

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

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN   978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
3. Md. Mahbubur Rahman (2012), "Haimchar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chandpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN   978-984-475-248-1.
5. "Community Tables: Chandpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chandpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
8. "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.