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.
Bandarban · 2022 census
Thanchi
থানচি
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.