Haimchar Upazila

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Haimchar

| native_name = হাইমচর

| settlement_type = Upazila

| image_skyline =

| imagesize =

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Skyline of Haimchar, Bangladesh

| image_map = Haimchar in Chattogram division (Bangladesh).svg

| coordinates = {{coord|23|{{#expr:.0667*60 round 1}}|N|90|{{#expr:.6375*60 round 1}}|E|type:city_region:BD|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}

| subdivision_type1 = Division

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_type3 =

| subdivision_name1 = Chittagong

| subdivision_name2 = Chandpur

| subdivision_name3 =

| leader_title =

| leader_name = Riad patwary

| leader_title1 =

| leader_name1 =

| area_total_km2 = 134.16

| area_metro_km2 =

| elevation_m =

| elevation_ft =

| population_total = 124833

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=396}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 3660{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/b0b8c189-1e64-4722-bb82-80e0159435d9 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=20 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}

| website = [http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/chandpur/Haimchar.gif Official Map of Haimchar]

| footnotes =

| timezone = BST

| utc_offset = +6

}}

Haimchar ({{langx|bn|হাইমচর}}) is an upazila of Chandpur District{{citation

|author=Md. Mahbubur Rahman

|chapter=Haimchar Upazila

|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Haimchar_Upazila

|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}} in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Haimchar is located at {{coord|23.0667|N|90.6375|E|}}. It has a total area of 134.16 km².

Demographics

{{bar box

|title=Religions in Haimchar Upazila (2022){{Cite book |url=http://nsds.bbs.gov.bd/storage/files/1/Publications/PHCensus/District%20Report%20Chadpur.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chandpur |date=June 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-984-475-248-1 |series= District Series |location=Dhaka |pages=}}

|titlebar=#Fcd116

|left1=Religion

|right1=Percent

|float=left

|bars=

}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Chandpur district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Com_Chandpur.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd}}{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chandpur |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Chandpur.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

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%.{{cite web | access-date = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-date = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Chandpur.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Chandpur |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184958/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Chandpur.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014}}

Notable people

Abdullah Sarkar (1942–2013), politician and former MP

References

Category:Upazilas of Chandpur District