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35-468: Baghaichhari is located at 23°09′00″N 92°11′30″E  /  23.1500°N 92.1917°E  / 23.1500; 92.1917 . It has a total area of 1931.25 km. It is bordered by Khagrachhari district to the west, the Indian state of Tripura to the north, Mizoram (India) to the east and Barkal and Langadu upazilas to the south. As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census , Baghaichhari upazila had

70-443: A festive way. People start taking preparation of Hangrai which begins 4-5 days before. The younger generation make Nowshah, small huts made of bamboo and paddy husks. They gather for picnic where hot rice cakes and different foods are served. Elders would remain at home and take shower early in the morning and wear fresh clothes. They gather around and share their Awangs, Moi or Curries and rice-based alcohol Arak or chuwak. They enjoy

105-580: A population of 106,287. The ethnic population was 76,289 (71.78%), of which Chakma were 70,350 and Tripura 5,457. Ethnicity in the Baghaichhari Upazila (2022) UNO : Shirin Akter. Baghaichhari Upazila is divided into Baghaichari Municipality and eight union parishads : Amtali, Baghaichari , Bongoltali, Khedarmara , Marisha, Rupokari, Sajek, and Sharoyatali. The union parishads are subdivided into 19 mauzas and 303 villages. Baghaichhari Municipality

140-447: A special prayer in the evening in their houses and temples. The next day is known as Buisu which is the main event, where people visit each other's houses. During this main Buisu, people actually socialize with each other. People cook different traditional foods along with others. It's the seven day long festival, where Tripuri god Lord Goriya is worshipped starting from Buisu to Sena. It's

175-553: A strong base. Kokborok , the lingua franca of the 12 largest linguistic groups of the indigenous Tripuris and other dialects spoken in Tripura are of the Tibeto-Burman group and distinct from those spoken in India. There is no influence from those spoken by other peoples in the north-eastern region. The Tripuris follow a traditional luni-solar calendar Tripurabda , which has 12 months and

210-485: Is 44.07%. There are 18 colleges, 71 high schools, 13 madrasa and different kinds of educational institutions. Noted educational institutions: Among the archaeological heritages and relics, Rajbari of the Mong Circle and Dighi (large pond) of Dighinala (excavated by Gobinda Manikya Bahadur exiled king of Tripura) are notable. Palanquin, elephant cart, buffalo cart, horse carriage, bullock cart and country boat were

245-496: Is held during the time of Osa Mwtai. Tripuri festival of lights where goddess Ama Mailuma & Ama Khuluma are worshipped. It is said that it the festival was stated during the reign of Tripuri King Subrairaja to create awareness among the Tripuri people during that era. Hangrai is a harvest festival and one of the main festivals of Tripuri people. This festival is very meaningful to Tripuri People. The Tripuris celebrate Hangrai with

280-462: Is in process. Some of the most notable Tripuri historical literary works, written by court scholars, include: The Buisu is the new year festival of Tripuri/Tripura People in India and Bangladesh. This Festival is the traditional New Year's Day which falls on 13 or 14 April. The Buisu Festival begins with Hari Buisu which is the first day. In Hari Buisu Tripuri People clean up their houses and decorate their houses with different flowers. They pray

315-503: Is one of the traditional food of Tripuri People. This cone shaped rice rolls in Lairu or banana leaves for steam which is loved by Tripuris. Awan Bangwi which is a rice cake prepared by Tripuris including sticky rice,butter or Ghee, reisins, nuts, ginger and onion . Awan Bangwi is the national food of Tripura State. Using bamboo for cooking chicken or pork or fish is popular and traditional way of cooking process of Tripuri People. The process

350-562: Is simple. Marinating chicken or pork or fish with different ingredients and stuff the chicken/pork/fish inside the bamboo with little water. Then cook it for 40-50 min on Charcoal. This Bamboo Chicken /Pork/Fish is widely popular among Tripuri People. Like many parts of the world the Tripuri has traditional sports. It is common in almost all the clans of Tripuri. They are called thwngmung in Tripuri. The main Tripuri clans are: The Tripuri people consist of clans, each with its own elementary social and administrative organisation starting from

385-531: Is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas . This Chittagong Division location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Khagrachhari District Khagrachari ( Bengali : খাগড়াছড়ি ) is a district in the Chittagong Division of Southeastern Bangladesh . It is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. The zila headquarters is located on the bank of

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420-506: Is taught as the medium of instruction up to class fifth and as subject up to graduate level in Tripura. Historically, Tripuri was written in native Tripuri script known as Koloma, the earliest known writing in Tripuri dates from the 1st century AD, and was written in Koloma. The script was replaced by an alphabet based on the Eastern Nagari script. Currently the revival of ancient Koloma script

455-1083: Is the largest religion in Khagrachhari district (46.59%). According to 2022 census, Buddhism is the second largest in Khagrachhari District(35.93%). According to 2022 census, Hinduism is third largest religion in Khagrachhari district (16.76%). According to 2022 census, Christianity is the fourth largest religion in Khagrachhari district(0.62%). Christian form 1.75% in Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila . Upazilas under this district are: Khagrachhari district consist of 3 Paurashava, 9 Upazila/Thana, 38 Union, 122 Mauza, 27 Ward, 153 Mahalla and 1,702 Villages. The upazilas are Dighinala, Khagrachhari Sadar, Lakshmichhari, Mahalchhari, Manikchhari, Matiranga, Panchhari, Ramgarh and Guimara. Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Shahiduzzaman Chairman of Hill District Council: Mr. Kongjari Chowdhury Most of

490-434: Is the longest river in Khagrachhari. The main ethnic groups living in the district are Tripuris , Chakmas , Bengalis and Marmas . According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh , Khagrachhari District had 169,526 households and a population of 714,119 with an average 4.14 people per household. Among the population, 144,968 (20.30%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Khagrachhari had a literacy rate of 71.80%, compared to

525-499: Is the strictest puja ever performed by Tripuri people. It may be mentioned here that no puja or worship is so strictly performed as is the Ker of Tripuri people, by any section of the people in the world . In this also all the gods of Tripuri people are worshipped at a time. The worship of Tripuri Goddess Ama Osa. Mamita festival is the harvest festival of Tripuri people where the worship of goddess Ama Mailuma takes place. The Mamita festival

560-675: The Debbarma or Tipra ethnic group was included in the Tripuri Kshatriya group. Later, the Raja included other groups like Reang , Jamatia and Noatia as well, in an attempt to foster a sense of kindness among the people under his region. The Tripuri people have a rich historical, social, and cultural heritage which is totally distinct from that of the mainland Indians. Their distinctive culture – as reflected in their dance, music, festivals, management of community affairs, dress and food habits – has

595-679: The Uchoi clan of the Tripuri are Buddhist. Tripuri people loves to eat different types of fresh vegetables from hill. In their food menu, Bamboo Shoots are one of the traditional dish which they call "Muya" in their Kokborok Language. The use of dry fish is common in their daily cuisine. Sticky rice which is one of the traditional food of Tripuri People and they eat sticky rice in different ways including Awang Bangwi/ Awang Bwthai,Awang Sokrang, Awang Phanswi, Phap ni Awang and Awang Belep Eight Traditional Recipes or Cuisines which Tripuri People eat in their daily life. Awang Bangwi or Awang Bwthai which

630-473: The 18th century, after which Plain Tippera became a colony of Britain and Hill Tippera remained an independent princely state . On 14 October 1949, Hill Tippera was merged into the newly independent India as Tripura State. The Tripuri people speak Kokborok (also known as Tipra), a Tibeto-Burman language. Tripuri is the official language of Tripura, India. There are estimated to be more than one million speakers of

665-535: The Act-10 of 1998. Now this council has been regarded as the main focal point of administration as well as development activities of the district. Khagrachari is a hilly area. It is bounded by Tripura state of India on the north and west, Rangamati district to the east and Chittagong District to the southwest. Notable hill ranges are Golamoon, Chotto Panchari, Karmi Mura, Lutiban, Kuradia, Bhanga Mura, Jopisil. It has three rivers, namely Chengi, Feni and Maini. Chengi

700-522: The British got the authority of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in 1760, they had no authority besides collecting nominal taxes. Until 1860, two kings or chiefs governed the internal administration of this region. In 1860, another circle was formed in present Khagrachari zila, inhabited by the Tripura population. The chief or the Raja of this circle was selected from the minority Marma population. The circle

735-479: The British period as "plains Tipperah") and as far north as Sylhet Division (all in present Bangladesh ). Chittagong Hill Tracts was the part of Tipperah Kingdom till British took control of the Indian subcontinent. In the year 1512, the Tipperas were at the height of their supremacy when they defeated some Mughals. The ruling dynasty passed through several periods of history and ruled Tripura for several centuries until

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770-718: The Chengi river (meaning Chhara in local language) which was full of Catkin plants (meaning Khagra in local language). It is believed that the zila might have derived its name from the above two words 'Khagra' and 'Chhara'. The Chittagong Hill Tracts was loosely under the reign of the Tripura State, the Arakans & the Sultans in different times before it came under the control of the British East India Company in 1760. Although

805-826: The Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in North-East India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri people through the Manikya dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Tripura for over 600 years starting from 1400 A.D. until the kingdom joined the Indian Union on 15 October 1949. The Tipra Dynasty was established in 590 AD. Tripuris are the native people of Tripura having its own unique and distinct rich culture, tradition, and history. They were able to expand their influence as far south as Chittagong Division , as far west as Comilla and Noakhali (known during

840-620: The dialects of Tripuri in Tripura, and additional speakers in Mizoram and Assam in India, as well as Sylhet and the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh . It is also spoken in Feni . There are three main dialects of Tripuri, though the central dialect of the royal family, DebBarma (Puratan Tripur), is a prestige dialect understood by everyone. It is the standard for teaching and literature. It

875-536: The entire day until midnight. In this festival Tripuri People visit holy places, worship God and perform individual sacrifices and rituals. Religion among the Tripuri In the 2011 census, 93.6% of the Tripuri people followed an admixture of folk religions and Hinduism and 6.4% were Christians (mostly, Baptists ). Tripuri Hinduism is a syncretic religion, melding traditional folk religion with Hindu elements, commonly found in northeastern India . A minority of

910-928: The largest group in Khagrachhari District(51.07%). They are largest ethnic group in Matiranga Upazila (76.10%), Manikchhari Upazila (73.57%), Ramgarh Upazila (73.14%) and Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila (40.77%). According to 2022 census, Chakmas are the largest indigenous group in Khagrachhari District(24.53%). They are the largest ethnic group in Dighinala Upazila (53.38%), Lakshmichhari Upazila (51.33%), Panchhari Upazila (44.04%) and Mahalchhari Upazila (43.52%). According to 2022 census, Tripuras are second largest indigenous group in Khagrachhari District(13.79%). They are

945-594: The largest indigenous group in Matiranga Upazila (18.68%) and Ramgarh Upazila (13.28%) According to 2022 census, Marmas are third largest indigenous group in Khagrachhari District (10.39%). They are the largest indigenous group in Guimara Upazila (38.10%) and second largest in Manikchhari Upazila (18.73%). Religion in the Khagrachhari (2022) According to 2022 census, Islam

980-417: The last day of Goriya worship, where Lord Goriya gives all the household work back to Goddess Mailuma & Khuluma. Kharchi mwtai is the worship of the dynasty deity of Tripuri people, the fourteen gods. It is performed in the month of July August on the eight day of new moon. The fourteen gods are worshipped by the royal priest Chontai. Ker mwtai is celebrated 14 days following the end of Kharchi mwtai. It

1015-588: The national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 100.27 males to 100 females. Approximately, 41.74% of the population lived in urban areas. The population density was 260 people per km. . As per the 2022 Census, there were a total of 349,390 (48.93%) indigenous people in the district. The population of major ethnic minorities living in the district besides the Bengalis, including: Chakma 175,165, Tripura 98,500 and Marma 74,210. Ethnicity in Khagrachhari district (2022) According to 2022 census, Bengalis are

1050-461: The people live on Jhum cultivation. There are also people of various professions like teacher, farmer and businessmen. Tourism is becoming a strong income source for the local. Main sources of income Agriculture 59.92%, non-agricultural labourer 9.33%, industry 0.44%, commerce 10.67%, transport and communication 1.11%, service 7.94%, construction 0.92%, religious service 0.24%, rent and remittance 0.37% and others 9.06%. Rate of school going student

1085-465: The traditional transports once found in the rural area of the zila. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct except country boat. Now-a-days, all the upazilas are connected to the zila headquarters by metalled roads. Bus, minibus, three wheelers, pickup van ply over the zila. Chander Gari (local four wheeled jeep) is a popular transport used to ply in the hill area of the zila. Temperature and Rainfall: The annual average temperature of

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1120-401: The village level and up to the chieftainship of the whole community. These indigenous communities enjoy their traditional freedom based on the concept of self-determination . The relation between the king and the subject communities was as Maharaja (king) of Tripura-Missip or liaison officer Roy or headman of the community – Sardar the chief of the village – the individual. Earlier, only

1155-408: The zila varies from maximum 34.6 °C to minimum 13 °C and the average annual rainfall is 3031 mm. Tripuri people The Tripuri people ( Kókborok : Tripuri dópha rok , (also known as Tripura , Tipra , Twipra , Tipperah ) are a Tibeto-Burman -speaking ethnic group of Bangladesh and Northeast Indian state of Tripura . They are the descendants of the inhabitants of

1190-431: Was Ramgarh with its headquarters at Khagrachari. It was upgraded to zila in 1983. Khagrachari Local Govt. Council was established on 6 March 1989 to uphold the political, social, cultural, educational and economic right and to expedite the process of socio-economic development of all residents of Khagrachari Hill District. According to 'Peace Accord' this council was renamed as “Khagrachari Hill District Council (KHDC)” by

1225-518: Was named after the Tripura dialect the Mun Circle, but later, the 'Mun dialect', was changed and renamed as Mong Circle. In 1900 the British offered independent status to Chittagong Hill Tracts recognizing the culture and language of the hill tracts population. But during the Partition of India , this status was abolished and became part of East Bengal, ruled under Pakistan. Then, the name of this subdivision

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