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Panchlaish Thana

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Country
  
Bangladesh

District
  
Chittagong District

Area
  
27.45 km²

Division
  
Chittagong Division

Time zone
  
BST (UTC+6)

Panchlaish Thana

Website
  
bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/chittagong/PanchlaishT.gif

Panchlaish (Bengali: পাঁচলাইশ) is a Thana of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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Map of Panchlaish, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Geography

Panchlaish is located at 22.3667°N 91.8250°E / 22.3667; 91.8250 . 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%.

Notable Residents

  • Shakil Khan, film actor
  • References

    Panchlaish Thana Wikipedia