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Thanchi at a glance
Upazila information:

District

 

 Bandarban
Upazila

 

 Thanchi 
Volume

 

1020.82 sq km

 
Location

 

21.7861 degrees north, 92.4278 degrees east.

 
Boundaries

 

It is bounded on the north by Ruma and Bilaichhari upazilas, on the east and south-east by the Arakan state and Akaib district of Mizar, on the east by Ruma and Roangchhari upazilas, on the west by Lama and Alikadam upazilas.

 
Distance from district

 

 
About 85 kilometers.
 
Constituency

 

 
Seat No. 300 is Bandarban Hill District.
 
Population

 

About 27,586 people.

 

Men

 55.61%

 

 Women 44.39%

 

 Muslim 7.65%

 

 Hindu 2.26%

 

 
Buddhist
 43.25%

 

 
Christian
 24.48% 
Population density

 

 
27 people (per sq km)
 
Number of unions

 

 
04
 
The name of the union

 

No.01 Remakri Union (586.44 sq km)

 

 

No.02 Tindu Union (176.05 sq km)

 

 

No.03 Thanchi Union(226.32 sq km)

 

 

No.04 Balibazar Union (83.97 sq km)

 
Hat-bazaar

 

 
02 (Thanchi Bazar and Balipara)
 
Bank

 

 
02 (Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank)

Number and name of small anthropological population

 

 
The number of ethnographic population is 08. They are Marma, Chakma, Kheyang, Tripura, Khumi, Khio, Mro and Bam.
 
Language and culture

 

Besides Bengali, 08 small ethnic groups have their own mother tongue. However, each small ethnic group has its own unique culture.

 
Education rate

 

 14%

 

 Remakry 4%

 

 Tindu 4.7%

 

 Thanchi Sadar 16.18%

 

 Bolipara 32% 
PSC pass rate

 

 

 2009-97%, 2010-98%, 2011-98.5%
JSC Pass Rate

 

 2010-80%, 2011-88%
SSC Pass Rate

 

 2010-73%, 2011-82%, 2012-75% 
Rate of admitted child

 

 99.30% 
Number of secondary schools

 

 

There are 01 high school and 02 lower secondary schools.

 

 

Number of primary schools

 

 

 71

 

 
Government
 14

 

 
Registered Primary
 02

 

 
NGO operated
 50

 

 
Under construction (Government)
 05 
Number of religious institutions

 

 64

 

 
Mosque
 02

 

 
Temple
 02

 

 
Pagoda / Keang
 31

 

 
Churches
 29 
Cash crops

 

 
Field crops such as sesame, maize, Chinese almond, mustard, lentil, potato, sweet potato, perennial bean, dheras, eggplant, mountain pepper etc. Spices include ginger, turmeric, onion, garlic, bay leaves, coriander, chilli, coriander, etc.
 
Natural resources

 

 
Different species of trees, bamboo, cane, stone sand etc.
 
Animal resources

 

 
Cows, goats, deer, bears, monkeys, pigs, foxes, elephants, wolves, leopards, etc.
Tourist Spots

 

 

Blue Horizon Tourist Center, Jivan Nagar Hills, Sangu River, Kumari Jharna, Bara Pathar (Tindu), Nafakhum Jharna, Amiyakhum, Velakhum, Satvaighum, Andar Manik, Badur Cave, Baklai Jharna, Bangladesh's highest mountain peak Tajingdong (Vijay), Dim Pahar , Saka Huffong Mountain etc.

 

 
Communication system

 

 
Roads and rivers (Road 33 km and paved roads)
 
Number of voters

 

 
Approximately 14,000.
 
Occupation
 
Agriculture
 25.13%

 

 
Forest based
 8.55%

 

 
Agricultural workers
 51.45%

 

 
Day laborer
 2.69%

 

 
Business
 2.51%

 

 
Jobs
 2.91%

 

 
Others
 6.76% 
Poverty rate

 

 51.57% 
The amount of annual food deficit

 

 
981.59 MT.