Barkal Upazila

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Country Bangladesh
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4570[2]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Barkal
Barkal
বরকল
Upazila
Kaptai Lake, Barkal
Kaptai Lake, Barkal
Location of Barkal
Coordinates: 22°44′N 92°21.5′E / 22.733°N 92.3583°E / 22.733; 92.3583
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictRangamati
Area
 • Total
760.89 km2 (293.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
49,708
 • Density65.329/km2 (169.20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4570[2]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Barkal
Barkal Upazila mauza geocode map

Barkal (Bengali: বরকল) is an upazila (sub-district) of Rangamati District[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Tribal people call it as Borhol বড়হল .

Barkal is located at 22°44′00″N 92°21′30″E / 22.7333°N 92.3583°E / 22.7333; 92.3583. It has a total area of 760.89 km2. Barkal upazila is bordered by Bagaichhari upazila to the north, Langadu and Rangamati Sadar upazilas to the west, Juraichhari upazila to the south, and the Indian state of Mizoram to the east.

Females are more active in household work and cultivation

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Barkal Upazila had 11,242 households and a population of 49,708. 8.40% of the population were under 5 years of age. Barkal had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.15%: 79.48% for males and 59.77% for females, and a sex ratio of 110.36 males for every 100 females. 13,339 (26.83%) lived in urban areas.[4]

Ethnicity and religion

Religions in Barkal Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 75.81%
Islam
 
 22.74%
Hinduism
 
 0.87%
Christianity
 
 0.55%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%
Population by religion in Union
Union Muslim Buddhist Others
Aimachhara Union 1,095 6,386 58
Bara Harina Union 120 5,560 190
Barkal Union 1,890 5,181 195
Bhushanchhara Union 5,716 11,213 117
Subalong Union 2,484 9,345 157

🟨 Buddhist majority

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Barkal upazila had a population of 49,708. The ethnic population was 35,315 (71.04%), of which Chakma were 34,462 and Marma 436 and Pankhoa 208.[4]

Ethnicity in the Barkal Upazila (2022)[4][5]
  1. Chakma (69.3%)
  2. Bengali (29.0%)
  3. Marma (0.88%)
  4. Pankhoa (0.42%)
  5. Others (0.41%)
Population by ethnicity in Union
Union Bengali Chakma Others
Aimachhara Union 1,376 6,137 26
Bara Harina Union 362 5,426 182
Barkal Union 2,497 4,428 441
Bhushanchhara Union 6,829 9,985 232
Subalong Union 3,428 8,486 62

🟨 Chakma majority

Administration

See also

References

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