Ghalangya Union

Ghalangya Union
গ্যালেংগ্যা ইউনিয়ন
Ghalangya Union
Coordinates: 22°03′04″N 92°24′32″E / 22.0511°N 92.4088°E / 22.0511; 92.4088
CountryBangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBandarban District
UpazilaRuma Upazila
Government
 • TypeUnion Council
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Ghalangya Union (Bengali: গ্যালেংগ্যা ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad of Ruma Upazila in Bandarban District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1] Its population is 2,953 men and 2,765 women, and the union's literacy rate is 16.4 per cent.[1]

Demographics

According to 2022 census, total population of ghalangya union is 6,611. 3,375 people are religiously unclassified, 1,680 are Buddhist, 1,528 are Christian, 20 are Muslim and 8 are Hindu.

Religion-2022 [2]
  1. Christianity (25.4%)
  2. Buddhism (23.1%)
  3. Islam (0.30%)
  4. Hinduism (0.12%)
  5. Others (51.0%)

There are 32 Bengali, 4,379 Mro, 1,067 Marma, 864 Tripura and 269 others people.[3]

Ethnicity-2022 [4]
  1. Mro (66.2%)
  2. Marma (16.1%)
  3. Tripura (13.1%)
  4. Bengalis (0.48%)
  5. Others (4.07%)

References

  1. ^ a b Rahman, Atikur. "Ruma Upazila". Banglapedia. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  3. ^ https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/site/page/b432a7e5-8b4d-4dac-a76c-a9be4e85828c
  4. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-