Through it runs a canal named "Shonaichari at Banshkhali" which is locally known as “Honaichari.” In the past, businessmen from Chakaria bought bamboo here and used the Shonaichari Canal to transport the bamboo to other areas.

At that time, local people observed that the Shonaichari Canal was filled with bamboo.

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bashkhali upazila had 84,216 households and a population of 431,162.

Banshkhali had an average literacy rate of 37.40%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1034 females per 1000 males.

[9] Banshkhali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 38 mahallas.