Lakshmichhari () is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography Lakshmichari is located at . It has total area 220.14 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lakkhichhari Upazila had 6,509 households and a population of 27,148. 8.76% of the population were under 5 years of age. Lakkhichhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 62.59%: 70.89% for males and 54.03% for females, and a sex ratio of 103.97 males for every 100 females. 3,779 (13.92%) lived in urban areas.
Ethnicity and religion
+Population by religion in Union Union Muslim Buddhist OthersBarmachhari616,653117Dulyatali1,5325,98933Lakshmichhari3,8558,461447 🟨 Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lakshmichhari upazila had a population of 27,148. The ethnic population was 20,156 (74.24%), of which Chakma were 13,936 and Marma 5,924.
+Population by ethnicity in Union Union Bengali Chakma Marma OthersBarmachhari754,7041,943109Dulyatali2,3263,2751,94310Lakshmichhari4,5915,9572,038177 🟨 Chakma majority
Administration UNO: Sultana Razia.
Lakshmichari Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Barmachhari, Dulyatali and Lakshmichhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 134 villages.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh Thanas of Bangladesh Union councils of Bangladesh
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