Haimchar () is an upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography Haimchar is located at . It has a total area of 134.16 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Haimchar Upazila had 31,389 households and a population of 124,833. 10.49% of the population were under 5 years of age. Haimchar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.97%: 72.45% for males and 71.51% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.57 males for every 100 females. 47,705 (38.22%) lived in urban areas.
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.
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%.
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.
Notable people Abdullah Sarkar, member of parliament (1973–1975), was born in Haimchar in 1942.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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