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The 12 districts with the most shanty housing are all delta or wetland
Share of general households in a jhupri, by district, Census 2022
Highest district
Cox's Bazar
7.99 Per cent of households
Lowest district
Bogura
0.07 Per cent of households
Coverage
64 of 64 districts carry a value.
Unit
Per cent of households
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Nationally 0.6% of general households live in a jhupri, a shanty or thatched hut. Cox's Bazar leads at 8.0%, nearly three times Bagerhat at 2.8%. Then come Khulna, Pirojpur, Satkhira, Sylhet, Barishal, Jhalokati, Feni, Sunamganj, Chattogram and Noakhali. The five lowest are all inland: Bogura, Sirajganj, Brahmanbaria, Manikganj and Natore, each below 0.11%.
Source
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2022, via UN in Bangladesh (HDX)
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2022, via UN in Bangladesh (HDX)