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'''Thanchi Upazila''' ([[Bandarban District|bandarban district]]) area 1020.82 sq km, located in between 21°15' and 21°57' north latitudes and in between 92°20' and 92°41' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Ruma Upazila|ruma]] upazila on the north, [[Arakan|arakan]] state of Myanmar on the south, Chin state of Myanmar and [[Belaichhari Upazila|belaichhari]] upazila on the east, [[Alikadam Upazila|alikadam]] and [[Lama Upazila|lama]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 16992; male 9438, female 7554; Muslim 1286, Hindu 351, Buddhist 4545, Christian 9292 and others 1518. Indigenous communities such as [[Marma, The|marma]], Murong, [[Tripuris, The|tripura]] and [[Khyang|khyang]] belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main river: [[Sangu River|sangu]] (Shankha).

''Administration'' Thanchi Thana was formed in 1976 and it was turned into an upazila in 1985.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-
|
4

|
12

|
177

|
2605

|
14387

|
17

|
28.0
|
12.7
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="6" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
44.03
|
1
|
2605
|
59
|
27.97
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female

|-
|
Tindu
76

|
15360

|
2532

|
1709

|
31.74

|-
|
Thanchi
57

|
69210

|
3003

|
2453

|
16.18

|-
|
Balipara
19

|
112640

|
1715

|
1511

|
4.81

|-
|
Remakry
38

|
24320

|
2188

|
1881

|
3.63

|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:ThanchiUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Historical events'' The Burma-British War of 1824 resulted in inclusion of Arakan as one of the provinces of British India. This had eased the migration of the Arakanese to Thanchi and its neighbouring areas. The migrants later became permanent settlers in the area and were recognised as residents by Regulation-1 of 1900, popularly known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts Manual.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 2, temple 2, church 75, math 1, keyang 27.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 15.1%; male 21.4%, female 7%. Educational institutions: secondary school 3, primary school 16, community school 2. Noted educational institutions: Thanchi High School, Thanchi Bazar Model Government Primary School, Thanchi Headman Para Government Primary School.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, community centre 3, auditorium 1, jatra party 9, women organisation 35, playground 2.

''Tourist spots'' Langfi Tang Hill, Moudak Tang Hill, Naparai Tang hill, Murifa Tang Hill and Dim Hill are notable.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 72.10%, non-agricultural labourer 1.48%, commerce 3.91%, service 2.49%, religious service 0.12% and others 19.90%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 15.08%, landless 84.92%; agricultural landowner: urban 19.18% and rural 14.36%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, sesame, turmeric, maize, potato, ginger, vegetables.

''Main fruits'' Banana, jackfruit, orange, cashew nut.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Thanchi Bazar, Bara Madag Bazar, Chotto Madag Bazar, Bali Bazar, Tindu Bazar and Remakry Bazar are notable.

''Main exports'' Turmeric, ginger, cane, bamboo, wood.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 0.55% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Natural resources'' Bamboo, cane, wood, stone.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 7.05%, tap 0.12%, pond 1.51% and others 91.32%.

''Sanitation'' 2.25% (rural 1.95% and urban 3.92%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 43.20% (rural 44.05% and urban 38.35%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 54.55% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 1, community clinic 3, veterinary hospital 2.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[Caritas|caritas]], UNDP. [Atikur Rahman]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Thanchi Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:থানচি উপজেলা]]

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