Alekkhyong Union

Alekyong
আলেক্ষ্যং
Union
Interactive map of Alekyong
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBandarban District
UpazilaRowangchhari Upazila
Area
 • Total
113.96 km2 (44.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
6,011
 • Density52.75/km2 (136.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4610[2]
Websitealekyongup.bandarban.gov.bd

Alekyong Union is a union of Rowangchhari Upazila under Bandarban District.

Demography

According to 2022 census, total population of the Union are 6,020. Among them, 371 are Muslim, 4,558 are Buddhist, 1,006 are Christian, 75 are Hindu and 1,653 are others.[3]

Religion-2022
  1. Buddhism (75.8%)
  2. Islam (6.17%)
  3. Christianity (16.7%)
  4. Hinduism (1.25%)
  5. Others (0.00%)

Ethnicity

This Union is home to a variety of different ethnic groups. Among them, 607 are Bengali, 2,387 are Marma, 764 are Tripura and 2,252 are of others ethnic groups.[4]

Ethnicity-2022
  1. Marma (39.7%)
  2. Tripura (12.7%)
  3. Bengali (10.1%)
  4. Others (37.5%)

References

  1. ↑ "Bandarban District Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bandarban District Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Bandarban District Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.