Naikhongchhari Upazila


Naikhongchhari is an Upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Naikhongchhari is located at . It has 6,882 households and a total area of 463.61 km2.

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%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Naikhongchhari Upazila is divided into 4 union parishads: Baishari, Dochhari, Ghandung, and Naikhongchhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 17 mauzas and 226 villages.