Tanchangya traditional dress

tanchangya dress

Location:

1. Tanchangyas live in the Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari district of CHT and also found in Boisyabeli areas in Chittagong district, and in Ukhia and Teknaf areas of Cox's Bazar District in Bangladesh. Tanchangyas also live in the north-eastern regions of Mizoram States of India, as well as the Arakan region of Myanmar. In Myanmar, they are known as "Dainak"
2. Population:
3. In terms of population, the Tanchangya tribe ranks fifth among indigenous thirteen indigenous communities of Bangladesh, but in general reference they are mentioned as the fourth. In 1990, 1995, 2000, 2004 and 2006, the total population figures roughly showed as 19,522, 25,500, 30,000, 35,000 and 36,200 respectively.
4. According to 1991 population census enumerated them at 21,057 and the number of households was 4,043 families and according to the latest Bangladesh national population of 2004, their population is 35,000. But they claim that their number is too much
5. Property:
6. Their laws of inheritance are similar to those of Anokya Chagmas. The male children of a deceased Tanchangya father divide the property equally among themselves, including furniture and cattle. The girls can not The children of a father who is mad or he gets a share of his share. If the deceased father has no children, an adopted son inherits all the property. If a woman is separated when she is pregnant and if she gives birth to a male child, she will inherit her ex-husband's property. If someone dies as a bachelor or any children, his property will go to his brothers. 

• Lifestyle:

1. Like other indigenous people, Tanchangyas build their habitation in forested slopes of hills and hill valleys, often in remote part of dense jungles. . But most of them like to build their homes and huts on the hills, hills and peaks. Their homes are built on wooden or bamboo poles that are about six feet above the ground. Bamboo is used to make the walls and also used in the construction of the roofs. Only a few homes have tin roofs
2. The male work in the fields while the women cook, care for children, clean house, draw water, weave, and wash clothes. The women also help the men in the fields and the men help in caring for children.