Panchlaish Thana
Panchlaish
পাঁচলাইশ | |
|---|---|
Panchlaish Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°22′N 91°49.5′E / 22.367°N 91.8250°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.45 km2 (10.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 219,903 |
| • Density | 7,044/km2 (18,240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4203 |
| Area code | 031[3] |
| Website | bangladesh |
Panchlaish (Bengali: পাঁচলাইশ) is a thana of Chattogram District[4] in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Panchlaish is located at 22°22′00″N 91°49′30″E / 22.3667°N 91.8250°E . It has 37105 households and total area 27.45 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Panchlaish Thana had 52,444 households and a population of 219,903. 7.06% of the population were under 5 years of age. Panchlaish had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 88.14%: 89.60% for males and 86.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 113.37 males for every 100 females.[5]
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchlaish had a population of 193,357, of whom 112,099 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 59.39% of the population, and females 40.61%. Panchlaish had an average literacy rate of 59.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[6]
Points of interest
Rupali Guitar, an 18-foot-high (5.5 m) stainless steel sculpture memorializing Ayub Bachchu, was erected in the Prabartak roundabout in 2019.[7]
See also
Notable residents
- Shakil Khan, film actor
References
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Golam Kibria Bhuiyan (2012), "Panchlaish Thana", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chattogram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-247-4.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ Hussain, Anwar (17 September 2019). "Guitar statue in memory of Ayub Bachchu to be inaugurated Wednesday". Dhaka Tribune.