- Source: Panchlaish Thana
Panchlaish (Bengali: পাঁচলাইশ) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, 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%.
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.
See also
Upazilas of Bangladesh
Districts of Bangladesh
Divisions of Bangladesh
Notable residents
Shakil Khan, film actor