KHAGRACHHARI HILL DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

1. Area: 2,699.56 Square Km.
2. Constituency: 298 Khagrachhari.
3. Parliamentary seat: 01.
4. Upazilas: 09 (Khagrachhari Sadar, Dighinala, Panchhari, Matiranga, Guimara, Manikchhari, Laxmichhari, Ramgarh).
5. Thanas: 09 (Khagrachhari Sadar, Dighinala, Panchhari, Matiranga, Guimara, Manikchhari, Laxmichhari, Ramgarh).
6. Paurashavas: 03 (Khagrachhari, Matiranga, Ramgarh).
7. Unions: 38.
8. Mouzas: 121.
9. Villages: 1723.
10. Population: Source: (Preliminary Report of the 2022 Population and Housing Census) 
    • Total Population: 714,149 people.
      
      • Male: 357,521 [50.06%],
      • Female: 356,564 [49.93%],
      • Third Gender: 34 [0.01%].
    • Bengali: 364,729 people [51.07%].
    • Ethnic Minorities:349,390 people [48.93%]
      • Male: 172,669 [49.42%],
      • Female: 176,721 [50.58%].
    • Ethnic Group Statistics:
      • Chakma: 175,165 people [50.13%],
      • Tripura: 98,500 people [28.19%],
      • Marma: 74,210 people [21.24%],
      • Others: 1,515 people [0.44%].
11. Population Density: 260 Per Square Km.
    
12. Literacy rate: 71.80% (Male: 77.20%, Female: 66.41%).
13. Primary school attendance rate: 83%.
14. Educational institutions: 1,079.
    • Primary Schools: 796 (Government: 594, Private: 202).
    • Junior High Schools: 46.
    • Secondary Schools: 90 (Government: 10, Private: 80).
    • Madrasas: 34 (Ibteda'i: 15, Dakhil: 14, Fazil: 2, Alim: 3).
    • Qaumi Madrasas: 76.
    • Colleges: 21 (Government: 11, Private: 10).
    • Technical Institutions: 4 (Government: 2, Private: 2).
    • Vocational Institutions: 9 (Government: 4, Private: 5).
    • Others: 3 (Collectorate Disabled School, Collectorate Kindergarten, BIAM Laboratory School, Khagrachari Sadar).
15. Religious places of worship:
    • Mosques: 634.
    • Buddhist temples (Kyang): 836.
    • Hindu temples: 212.
    • Churches: 266.
16. Cluster villages and returnee refugees:
    • Info:
      • (1)
    • Number of cluster villages: 81.
    • Families residing in cluster villages: 53,855.
    • Families with ration cards in cluster villages: 26,220.
    • Families without ration cards: 27,635.
    • Population living in cluster villages: 212,165.
      • (2) 
    • Indigenous refugee families returned from India: 12,170.
    • Families with ration cards: 12,170.
    • Number of indigenous returnee refugees from India: 64,334.
17. Regarding khas land:
    • Total amount of khas land: 464,272.65 acres.
    • Amount of settled land: 386,918.7 acres.
    • Current amount of khas land: 77,353.95 acres.
18. Cultural institutions:
    • Indigenous Cultural Institute: 1
    • Children's Academy: 1
    • Arts Academy: 1
19. Stadium: 01 (including gymnasium).
20. Press Clubs: 09.
21. District Jail: 01.
22. Sightseeing Locations:
    • The mysterious cave of Alutila Hill
    • Debota Pukur at Nunchhari Mouja
    • Richhang Waterfall at Matiranga
    • Historical Ramgarh (the first headquarters of the Eastern Frontier Rifles, now BDR)
    • Ramgarh Lake
    • The farm at the Hill Agricultural Research Center
    • Shantipur Forest Cottage at Panchhari
    • Dighinala Reserved Forest
    • Bhagaban Tila
    • Manikchhari DC Adventure & Eco-Tourism Park
    • Dighinala Teiduchhara Waterfall
    • Hatimura (Stairs to Heaven)
    • Mayabini Lake
    • The century-old Banyan tree at Matiranga
    • Manikchhari Rajbari
    • Lachhari Para's Kalsir Mukh.
23. Tourist Centers:
    • Alutila Tourist Center
    • Nunchhari Deity Pond
    • Dighinala Reserved Forest
    • Khagrachari Hill Agricultural Research Center
    • Dui Tila and Tin Tila, Dighinala
    • Bhagwan Hill
    • Manikchhari DC Adventure and Eco-Tourism Center
    • Vaibonchhara Mayabini Lake.
24. Rivers: 08 (Chengi, Maini, Boro Bilai, Choto Bilai, Dhurung, Feni, Halda, and Sarta) 
25. Tea Garden: 01 (Ramgarh) 
26. Rubber Plantation: 3,400.00 acres
27. Army Brigades: 02 (Khagrachari and Guimara)
28. BGB Sector: 02
29. Banks: 20
30. NGOs: 26
31. Major Issue: Electricity
32. Communication Infrastructure: Paved Roads - 296.36 km; Semi-Paved Roads - 261 km.
33. Potential Areas:
    • Tourism
    • Forestry Resources
    • Mineral Resources
    • Handicrafts
    • Rubber Industry
    • Fruit-Based Industries

34. Natural Resources:     

• Agricultural:

• Main Crops: Rice, wheat, corn, mustard, cotton, sugarcane, and various vegetables.
• Fruits: Mangoes, jackfruit, pineapples, bananas, papayas, guavas, lemons, and watermelons.

• Mineral: Gas (Semutang Gas Field, Manikchari).

• Forestry: Teak, Gamari, Karoi, Gorgonj, Chapalish, Jarul, etc.