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Thana in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh Thana in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
Panchlaish পাঁচলাইশ
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Panchlaish is located in BangladeshPanchlaishPanchlaishLocation 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
 • Total27.45 km (10.60 sq mi)
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Population
 • Total219,903
 • Density7,044/km (18,240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code4203
Area code031
Websitebangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/chittagong/PanchlaishT.gif

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

Geography

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 km.

Demographics

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%.

Points of interest

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

See also

Notable residents

References

  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.
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