Fatikchhari Upazila
Fatikchhari Upazila (chittagong district) area 773.55 sq km, located in between 22°35' and 22°58' north latitudes and in between 91°38' and 91°57' east longitudes. It is bounded by tripura state of India on the north, hathazari and kawkhali (rangamati) upazilas on the south, ramgarh, manikchhari, lakshmichhari and raozan upazilas on the east, mirsharai and sitakunda upazilas on the west.
Population Total 441863; male 226316, female 215547; Muslim 385224, Hindu 45916, Buddhist 191, Christian 9365 and others 1167. Indigenous communities such as tripura, chakma, marma and Kheyang belong to this upazila.
Water bodies Main river: Dhurung.
Administration Fatikchhari Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1918.
| Upazila | ||||||||
| Municipality | Union | Mouza | Village | Population | Density (per sq km) | Literacy rate (%) | ||
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |||||
|
- |
20 |
102 |
206 |
36550 |
405313 |
571 |
48.4 |
42.7 |
| Upazila Town | ||||||||
|
Area |
Mouza |
Population |
Density |
Literacy rate (%) | ||||
|
22.03 |
4 |
36550 |
1659 |
48.4 | ||||
| Union | ||||
| Name of union and GO code | Area (acre) | Population | Literacy rate (%) | |
| Male | Female | |||
|
Abdullapur 4 |
529 |
3114 |
2895 |
54.98 |
|
Kanchannagar 52 |
14612 |
11539 |
11309 |
21.26 |
|
Jafarnagar 47 |
1562 |
8520 |
7303 |
70.64 |
|
Dantmara 23 |
12367 |
19914 |
18764 |
33.56 |
|
Daulatpur 38 |
2871 |
12468 |
12195 |
58.84 |
|
Dharmapur 28 |
3719 |
11145 |
11614 |
61.75 |
|
Dhurung 33 |
1972 |
9881 |
9650 |
49.78 |
|
Nanupur 61 |
12031 |
22812 |
16122 |
51.16 |
|
Narayanhat 66 |
14800 |
14317 |
13869 |
31.24 |
|
Paindanga 71 |
7209 |
10951 |
10612 |
36.50 |
|
Baktapur 14 |
1136 |
4867 |
5420 |
60.91 |
|
Bagan Bazar 9 |
47251 |
18549 |
17689 |
28.68 |
|
Bhujpur 19 |
13311 |
14387 |
13545 |
35.46 |
|
Rangamatia 76 |
7209 |
8275 |
8744 |
46.85 |
|
Roushangiri 80 |
1723 |
5579 |
5198 |
54.48 |
|
Lelang 57 |
11062 |
8341 |
8780 |
51.80 |
|
Samitirhat 90 |
2601 |
7861 |
8780 |
51.32 |
|
Sundarpur 95 |
2599 |
9064 |
9512 |
4.30 |
|
Suabil 85 |
17810 |
14287 |
13307 |
37.38 |
|
Harwalchhari 42 |
14772 |
10445 |
10239 |
28.12 |
Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Archaeological heritage and relics Company Tila, Ahsan Ullah Gomasta Mosque, Courtpar Buddhist Vihara, Adullapur Buddhist Vihara, Kalibari Mandir (Nanupur).
History of the War of Liberation In March 1971, M. R Siddiqui, Major ziaur rahman and Zonal Commandar Mirza Abu Mansur at Fatikchhari established a training camp for the freedom fighters. The freedom fighters of Chittagong region used to go to India for training and come back through this upazila. Thus Fatikchhari is regarded as the gateway to freedom fighters. The playground of Abu Subhan School at village Nanupur of the upazila was a site of the refugee camp. About 1500 freedom fighters of the upazila took part in the war of liberation.
Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 4 (Lelang Tea Garden, Darbar Sharif, Bagan Bazar, Dantmara).
Religious institutions Mosque 570, temple 50, pagoda 8, tomb 3.
Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 43.2%; male 46.2%, female 40%. Educational institutions: college 6, secondary school 44, primary school 217, madrasa 177. Noted educational institutions: Fatikchhari Degree College (1970), Fatikchhari Coronation Model High School (1912), Maizbhander Ahmadia Adarsha High School, Haithchakia High School (1926), Abdul Hadi Institution (1932), Lathifur Rahman High School (1933), Nanupur Abu Sobhan High School (1942), Dhurung Khulshi Lions High School (1943), Fatikchhari Jameul Ulum Fazil Madrasa (1904), Jamia Arabia Nachhirul Islam Madrasa (1912), Nanupur Sunniya Madrasa (1928).
Newspapers and periodicals Monthly: Fatikchhari Barta, Fatikchhari Sambad, Jibanbati, Daoatul Huq.
Cultural organisations Library 1, auditorium 1, park 1, cinema hall 1, community centre 1.
Main sources of income Agriculture 35.88%, non-agricultural labourer 5.37%, industry 0.80%, commerce 13.37%, transport and communication 2.29%, service 14.44%, construction 0.92%, religious service 0.39%, rent and remittance 12.16% and others 14.38%.
Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 46.12%, landless 53.88%; agricultural landowner: urban 44.77% and rural 46.25%.
Main crops Paddy, tea, rubber, potato, onion, garlic, pulse, vegetables.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sugarcane, tobaco, watermelon.
Main fruits Mango, black berry, jackfruit, litchi, guava, lemon, banana, shaddock, plum, Indian gooseberry, olive, custard apple.
Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 20, poultry 298, hatchery 1.
Communication facilities Pucca road 100 km, semi-pucca road 165 km, mud road 355 km.
Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin.
Cottage industries Blacksmith, potteries, wood work, cane work.
Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 87, fairs 6, most noted of which are Bibir Hat, Mohammad Takir Hat, Mazir Hat, Kala Munshi Hat, Daulatmunshi Hat, Fatikchhari Bazar, Azadi Bazar, Maizbhandar Sharif Mela, Orosh Mela and Baishakhi Mela.
Main exports Tea, rubber.
Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 43.86% (rural 41.77% and urban 66.72%) of the dwellings have access to electricity.'
Sources of drinking water Tube-well 95.57%, tap 0.52%, pond 1.41% and others 2.50%.
Sanitation 34.27% (rural 32.78% and urban 50.62%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 49.25% (rural 49.80% and urban 43.26%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 16.47% of households do not have latrine facilities.
Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health centre 10, family planning centre 7, charitable hospital 1.
NGO activities brac, asa, caritas. [Tilak Barua Rubel]
References Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Fatikchhari Upazila 2007.
