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Thanchi Upazila

থানচি

4 union-level units in Bandarban district, holding 178 villages across 12 mauzas. This is the last level the map goes to — no village boundaries are published for Bangladesh.

Bordered by Ruma upazila and Rangamati district to the north, Lama and Alikadam upazilas to the west, Rakhine State of Myanmar to the south and Chin State of Myanmar to the east.

Point at a union to read it · 17 mapped settlements shown as points
0%100%The share of each upazila's population recorded as belonging to an indigenous people in the 2022 census.

Bandarban · 2022 census

Thanchi

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Population

29,790

Indigenous

87.6%

26,103

Area

1,021 km²

Households

6,296

Literacy

50.7%

61% m · 39% f

Density

29/km²

Urban

34.4%

Sex ratio

111.4

men per 100 women

Under 5

11.9%

Villages

178

Mauzas

12

Postcode

4630

Peoples

Marma

31.4%

Mro

23.6%

Tripura

21.3%

Bengali

12.4%

Khumi

6.1%

Bom

2.3%

Chakma

1.6%

Khyang

1.2%

Others

0.1%

Religion

Buddhism

42.3%

Christianity

34.4%

Other or not stated

12.9%

Islam

8.8%

Hinduism

1.6%

Unions and municipalities (4)

  • Balipara

    6,497

  • Remakri

    8,148

  • Thanchi

    9,835

  • Tindu

    5,310

Union boundaries are from a 2015 vintage, so a union created since then is drawn inside the one it was split from. Figures are the 2022 census tables for each union.

Each union in detail

Balipara

6,497

Peoples

Marma

46.0%

Bengali

18.2%

Tripura

18.2%

Other or not stated

10.5%

Mro

7.1%

Religion

Buddhism

58.2%

Christianity

23.7%

Islam

12.5%

Hinduism

3.8%

Other or not stated

1.8%

Remakri

8,148

Peoples

Marma

33.7%

Tripura

25.6%

Mro

20.2%

Bengali

10.4%

Other or not stated

10.1%

Religion

Buddhism

40.3%

Christianity

36.1%

Other or not stated

17.9%

Islam

5.5%

Hinduism

0.3%

Thanchi

9,835

Peoples

Mro

37.2%

Marma

24.9%

Bengali

15.8%

Tripura

14.6%

Other or not stated

7.5%

Religion

Buddhism

41.5%

Christianity

26.8%

Other or not stated

16.8%

Islam

12.9%

Hinduism

2.0%

Tindu

5,310

Peoples

Tripura

30.7%

Mro

23.6%

Other or not stated

21.9%

Marma

21.9%

Bengali

1.9%

Religion

Christianity

59.1%

Buddhism

27.7%

Other or not stated

11.5%

Islam

1.7%

Hinduism

0.0%

Mapped settlements (17)

  • থানচি

    থানচি

    town

  • বালিপাড়া

    বালিপাড়া

    village

  • রেমাক্রী

    রেমাক্রী

    village

  • তিন্দু

    তিন্দু

    village

  • Robertpara

    village

  • Tamlo Para

    hamlet

  • Dulacharan Para

    hamlet

  • Dolian Para

    hamlet

  • Autirang para

    hamlet

  • তমা তুঙ্গী

    hamlet

  • বোর্ডিং পাড়া

    hamlet

  • বাকলাই পাড়া

    hamlet

  • Simtalamping Para

    hamlet

  • Thandui Para

    hamlet

  • শালুকিয়া পাড়া

    hamlet

  • Singpa

    hamlet

  • হেডম্যান পাড়া

    hamlet

The census counts 178 villages here. These 17 are the ones OpenStreetMap has a position for; the rest are counted but not named in any public dataset.