{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Chakaria | other_name = | native_name = চকরিয়া | nickname = | settlement_type = Town and Municipality | image_skyline = Chakaria Upazila 01.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Chakaria Upazila Parishad | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Bangladesh Chittagong division#Bangladesh | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Chakaria town in Chittagong division##Location of Chakaria town in Bangladesh | coordinates = {{coord|21.764|N|92.076|E|region:BD|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag| Bangladesh}} | subdivision_type1 = Division | subdivision_name1 = Chittagong | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Cox's Bazar | subdivision_type3 = Upazila | subdivision_name3 = Chakaria | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Municipality | governing_body = Chakaria Municipality | leader_title = Paura Mayor | leader_name = Alamgir Chowdhury | established_date = | established_title2 = Municipality | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 15.76 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = | population_total = 94397 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank1 = | population_blank2_title = Religions | timezone = BST | utc_offset = +6 | postal_code_type = postal code | postal_code = | blank_name = National calling code | blank_info = +880 | blank1_name = Local calling Code | blank1_info = }}
'''Chakaria''' is a town in southeastern Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chakaria Upazila in Cox's Bazar District. It is situated on the Matamuhuri River.
==Demographics==
{{bar box |title=Religions in Chakaria (2011)<ref name="census2011"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|Islam|green|90.67}} {{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|7.93}} {{bar percent|Buddhism|gold|1.38}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.02}} }}
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Chakaria city had a population of 94,397 and a literacy rate of 84.06%.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2023-11-20-05-20-e6676a7993679bfd72a663e39ef0cca7.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |date=November 2023 |isbn= |volume=1 |pages=}}</ref>{{rp||pages=388–394}}
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chakaria city had 13,163 households and a population of 72,669. 19,399 (26.70%) were under 10 years of age. Chakaria had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.25%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males. Ethnic population was 837 (1.15%).<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series) |url=https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/47856ad0-7e1c-4aab-bd78-892733bc06eb/- |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>
==References == {{Reflist}}
Category:Towns in Bangladesh Category:Chakaria Upazila Category:Populated places in Cox's Bazar District