Chakaria is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District

Cox's Bazar District

Cox's Bazar District is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is named after Cox's Bazar, which is one of the world's longest natural sea beaches . It is located south of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the name Panowa . Another old name was Palongkee...

 in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Chakoria is located at 21.7861°N 92.0778°E . It has 63671 units of house hold and total area 643.46 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Chakaria has a population of 409346. Males constitute are 51.87% of the population, and females 48.13%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 176608. Chakaria has an average literacy rate of 23.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administrative

Chakaria has 17 Unions/Wards, 66 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 340 villages.
New pourashob chairman name is Nurul islam Hider