Naikhongchhari Upazila

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Naikhongchhari
নাইক্ষ্যংছড়ি
Upazila
Naikhongchhari is located in Bangladesh
Naikhongchhari
Naikhongchhari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°25′N 92°11′E / 21.417°N 92.183°E / 21.417; 92.183Coordinates: 21°25′N 92°11′E / 21.417°N 92.183°E / 21.417; 92.183
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBandarban District
Area
 • Total463.61 km2 (179.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total38,350
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Website[1]

Naikhongchhari (Bengali: নাইক্ষ্যংছড়ি) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[]

Naikhongchhari is located at

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21°25′00″N 92°11′00″E / 21.4167°N 92.1833°E / 21.4167; 92.1833. It has 6,882 households and a total area of 463.61 km2.[citation needed]

Demographics[]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Naikhongchhari has a population of 38350. Males constitute 53.26% of the population, and females 46.74%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 18754. Naikhongchhari has an average literacy rate of 20.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration[]

Naikhongchhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Baishari, Dochhari, Ghandung, and Naikhongchhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 17 mauzas and 237 villages.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Atikur Rahman (2012). "Naikhongchhari Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Bandarban" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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