Banshkhali Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Banshkhali
locator_position = right
latd = 22.0250
longd = 91.9542
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Chittagong District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 320339
population_density = 850
area_total = 376.9
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/chittagong/Banshkhali.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Banshkhali
footnotes =

Banshkhali ( _bn. বাঁশখালী) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Banshkhali is located at coord|22.0250|N|91.9542|E| . It has 55609 units of house hold and total area 376.9 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Banshkhali has a population of 320339. Males constitute are 52.07% of the population, and females 47.93%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 151875. Banshkhali has an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Banshkhali has 15 Unions/Wards, 72 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 111 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References