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Panchlaish Thana

Coordinates: 22°22′N 91°49.5′E / 22.367°N 91.8250°E / 22.367; 91.8250
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Panchlaish
পাঁচলাইশ
Panchlaish is located in Bangladesh
Panchlaish
Panchlaish
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°22′N 91°49.5′E / 22.367°N 91.8250°E / 22.367; 91.8250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictChittagong District
Area
 • Total
27.45 km2 (10.60 sq mi)
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Population
 • Total
219,903
 • Density7,044/km2 (18,240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4203
Area code031[3]
Websitebangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/chittagong/PanchlaishT.gif

Panchlaish (Bengali: পাঁচলাইশ) is a thana of Chattogram District[4] in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

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Panchlaish is located at 22°22′00″N 91°49′30″E / 22.3667°N 91.8250°E / 22.3667; 91.8250 . It has 37105 households and total area 27.45 km2.

Demographics

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At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchlaish had a population of 193,357, of whom 112,099 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 59.39% of the population, and females 40.61%. Panchlaish had an average literacy rate of 59.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[5]

Points of interest

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Rupali Guitar, an 18-foot-high (5.5 m) stainless steel sculpture memorializing Ayub Bachchu, was erected in the Prabartak roundabout in 2019.[6]

See also

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Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  2. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Golam Kibria Bhuiyan (2012), "Panchlaish Thana", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  5. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. ^ Hussain, Anwar (17 September 2019). "Guitar statue in memory of Ayub Bachchu to be inaugurated Wednesday". Dhaka Tribune.