Panchlaish ( bn, পাঁচলাইশ) is a
thana of
Chattogram District
Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is lo ...
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Chattogram Division
Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...
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Bangladesh.
Geography
Panchlaish is located at . 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%.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
Notable residents
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Shakil Khan, film actor
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Capt. Dr Syed Nasiruddin Ahmed,
References
Thanas of Chittagong District
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