Panchlaish Thana
Panchlaish (Bengali: পাঁচলাইশ) is a thana of Chattogram District[1] in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Panchlaish
পাঁচলাইশ | |
|---|---|
  Panchlaish Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°22′N 91°49.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.45 km2 (10.60 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 193,357 |
| • Density | 7,044/km2 (18,240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | bangladesh |
Geography
Panchlaish is located at 22.3667°N 91.8250°E . It has 37105 households and total area 27.45 km².
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%.[2]
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.[3]
Notable residents
- Shakil Khan, film actor
References
- 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
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- Hussain, Anwar (17 September 2019). "Guitar statue in memory of Ayub Bachchu to be inaugurated Wednesday". Dhaka Tribune.
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