Banshkhali Upazila
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Banskhali বাঁশখালী |
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| Upazila | |
 Banskhali
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| Coordinates: 22°1.5′N 91°57.3′E / 22.0250°N 91.9550°ECoordinates: 22°1.5′N 91°57.3′E / 22.0250°N 91.9550°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 376.9 km2 (145.5 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 320,339 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Banshkhali |
Banshkhali (Bengali: বাঁশখালী) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Banshkhali Upazila is located at 22°02′55″N 91°56′30″E / 22.04851112°N 91.941616°E. It is bounded by Anwara and Sangu on the north, Chakaria on the south, Lohagara and Satkania on the east, Kutubdia and Bay of Bengal on the west. There is a canal named “Shonaichari” at Banshkhali which is locally known as “Honaichari”. Businessmen from Chakaria used to buy bamboos from this area and used Shonaichari canal to pass these bamboos to another area. At that time, local people observed that Shonaichari canal filled with bamboos. Banshkhali is named after this historical event. It has 55,609 households and a total area of 376.9 km².
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Banshkhali had a population of 320,339. Males constituted 52.07% of the population, and females 47.93%. The population aged 18 or over was 151,875. Banshkhali had an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.
Banshkhali has 1 porusova, 14 Unions/Wards, 72 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 111 villages. Primary School-412, High School-39, Madrassa-66, College-5. Name Of Unions
4 No Baharcara Union Village's name
Chapachari<Post Office>, Elsha, Baharchara, Baskala, Roatnapur, Satdigirpara, Maijpara, Haliapara.
Kadam Rasu<Post Office> Khankhanabad, Kadam Rasul, Premasia, Raichata, Dongra, Digirpara.
5 noKalipur<Post Office> "Izzat Nogar": "There is a Sub Register Office in this area"
ˈ==Education==
Secondary schools: 39
Colleges: 5
Madrasas:
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