Naikhongchhari Upazila: Difference between revisions

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Naikhongchhari Upazila (bandarban district) area 463.60 sq km, located in between 21°11' and 21°40' north latitudes and in between 92°06' and 92°23' east longitudes. It is bounded by lama upazila on the north, arakan state of Myanmar on the south, alikadam and Arakan state of Myanmar on the east, ukhia, ramu and chakaria upazilas on the west. Busi Tang Hill of the upazila is notable.

Population Total 61788; male 31347, female 30441; Muslim 47903, Hindu 494, Buddhist 12858, Christian 288 and others 245. Indigenous communities such as chakma, marma, Murang, Tabjhong belong to this upazila.

Water bodies Main river: Boalkhali.

Administration Naikhongchhari 'Thana was formed in 1923 and it was turned into an upazila in 1985.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
-	4	17	237	18257	43531	133	37.1	28.9

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
54.39	1	18257	336	37.1

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Male	Female	Literacy rate (%)
Ghumdum 57	16000	8280	8199	34.3
Dochhari 38	43520	4090	3961	16.2
Naikhongchhari 76	23040	11759	11245	33.9
Baishari 19	32000	7218	7036	31.8

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

War of Liberation During the war of liberation in 1971 the freedom fighters established temporary camps at Tumkru Para and Sonaichhari Jhumkhola Para of the upazila. The Pak army conducted mass torture; they also set many houses of the upazila on fire. Freedom fighters carried out guerrilla attack on Pak army in the Naikhongchhari, Ramu and Ukhia areas and also took part in a direct encounter at Kachubania.

For details: see নাইক্ষ্যংছড়ি উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৫।

Religious institutions Mosque 27, temple 3, church 1, math 4, keyang 29, pagoda 4, ashrama 2.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 31.3%; male 34.5%, female 28.0%. Educational institutions: college 1, secondary school 8, primary school 47, community school 4, kindergarten 2, madrasa 4. Noted educational institutions: Saleh Ahmed Government High School, Naikhongchhari Secondary Girls' School, Naikhongchhari Model Government Primary School.

Cultural organisations Library 3, auditorium 1, theatre group 3, literary organisation 1, women's organisation 3, playground 5.

Tourists spots Upaban Tourists Centre, BLRI.

Main sources of income Agriculture 51.93%, non-agricultural labourer 13.30%, industry 0.33%, commerce 9.44%, transport and communication 1.42%, service 10.32%, construction 0.39%, religious service 0.39%, rent and remittance 0.72% and others 11.76%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 43.23%, landless 56.77%; agricultural landowner: urban 40.71% and rural 44.22%.

Main crops Paddy, sugarcane, sesame, cotton, maize, rubber, tobacco, betel leaf, turmeric, ginger, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Barley, bajra.

Main fruits Banana, jackfruit, pine apple, lemon, papaya.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 6, dairy 1, poultry 8.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 22 km, semi-pucca 25 km, mud road 33 km.

Noted manufactories Rubber factory, tobacco factory, saw mill.

Cottage industries Weaving, wood work, bamboo work, cane work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Bahichhari Hat, Naikhongchhari Hat, Ghumdhum Hat, Baraitali Hat, Dochhari Hat.

Main exports Paddy, tobacco, rubber, banana, betel leaf, ginger.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 22.9% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Natural resources Stone and oil mine have been detected in the upazila.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 62.6%, tap 1.3% and others 36.1%.

Sanitation 20.4% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 37.6% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 42.0% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health and family welfare centre 2, veterinary hospital 1.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs is brac. [Atikur Rahman]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Naikhongchhari Upazila 2007.

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-'''Naikhongchhari Upazila''' ([[Bandarban District|bandarban district]])  area 463.61 sq km, located in between 21°11' and 21°40' north latitudes and in between 92°06' and 92°23' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Lama Upazila|lama]] upazila on the north, [[Arakan|arakan]] state of Myanmar on the south, [[Alikadam Upazila|alikadam]] and Arakan state of Myanmar on the east, [[Ukhia Upazila|ukhia]], [[Ramu Upazila|ramu]] and [[Chakaria Upazila|chakaria]] upazilas on the west. Busi Tang Hill of the upazila is notable.
+'''Naikhongchhari Upazila''' ([[Bandarban District|bandarban district]])  area 463.60 sq km, located in between 21°11' and 21°40' north latitudes and in between 92°06' and 92°23' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Lama Upazila|lama]] upazila on the north, [[Arakan|arakan]] state of Myanmar on the south, [[Alikadam Upazila|alikadam]] and Arakan state of Myanmar on the east, [[Ukhia Upazila|ukhia]], [[Ramu Upazila|ramu]] and [[Chakaria Upazila|chakaria]] upazilas on the west. Busi Tang Hill of the upazila is notable.
-''Population'' Total 49465; male 26029, female 23436; Muslim 36766, Hindu 530, Buddhist 254, Christian 11523 and others 392. Indigenous communities such as [[Chakmas, The|chakma]], [[Marma, The|marma]], Murang, Tabjhong belong to this upazila.
+''Population'' Total 61788; male 31347, female 30441; Muslim 47903, Hindu 494, Buddhist 12858, Christian 288 and others 245. Indigenous communities such as [[Chakmas, The|chakma]], [[Marma, The|marma]], Murang, Tabjhong belong to this upazila.
 ''Water bodies'' Main river: Boalkhali.
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+''Source''  Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
+''War of Liberation''  During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971 the freedom fighters established temporary camps at Tumkru Para and Sonaichhari Jhumkhola Para of the upazila. The Pak army conducted mass torture; they also set many houses of the upazila on fire. Freedom fighters carried out guerrilla attack on Pak army in the Naikhongchhari, Ramu and Ukhia areas and also took part in a direct encounter at Kachubania.
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+For details: see নাইক্ষ্যংছড়ি উপজেলা, ''বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ'' (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৫।
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-''Source''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
-''History of the War of Liberation'' During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971 the freedom fighters established temporary camps at Tumkru Para and Sonaichhari Jhumkhola Para of the upazila. The Pak army conducted mass torture; they also set many houses of the upazila on fire.
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 ''Religious institutions'' Mosque 27, temple 3, church 1, math 4, keyang 29, pagoda 4, ashrama 2.
-''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 32.3%; male 39.4%, female 24.3%. Educational institutions: college 1, secondary school 8, primary school 47, community school 4, kindergarten 2, madrasa 4. Noted educational institutions: Saleh Ahmed Government High School, Naikhongchhari Secondary Girls' School, Naikhongchhari Model Government Primary School.
+''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 31.3%; male 34.5%, female 28.0%. Educational institutions: college 1, secondary school 8, primary school 47, community school 4, kindergarten 2, madrasa 4. Noted educational institutions: Saleh Ahmed Government High School, Naikhongchhari Secondary Girls' School, Naikhongchhari Model Government Primary School.
 ''Cultural organisations''  Library 3, auditorium 1, theatre group 3, literary organisation 1, women's organisation 3, playground 5.
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 ''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 6, dairy 1, poultry 8.
+''Communication facilities''  Roads: pucca 22 km, semi-pucca 25 km, mud road 33 km.
 ''Noted manufactories'' Rubber factory, tobacco factory, saw mill.
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 ''Main exports''  Paddy, tobacco, rubber, banana, betel leaf, ginger.
-''Access to electricity''  All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 6.28% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
+''Access to electricity''  All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 22.9% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
 ''Natural resources''  Stone and oil mine have been detected in the upazila.
-''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 54.28%, tap 0.49%, pond 8.54% and others 36.70%.
+''Sources of drinking water''  Tube-well 62.6%, tap 1.3% and others 36.1%.
-''Sanitation''  8.48% (rural 3.91% and urban 20.04%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 54.07% (rural 56.87% and urban 46.98%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 37.45% of households do not have latrine facilities.
+''Sanitation''  20.4% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 37.6%  of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 42.0% of households do not have latrine facilities.
 ''Health centres''  Upazila health complex 1, union health and family welfare centre 2, veterinary hospital 1.
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 ''NGO activities''  Operationally important NGOs is [[BRAC|brac]]. [Atikur Rahman]
-'''References'''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Naikhongchhari Upazila 2007.
+'''References'''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Naikhongchhari Upazila 2007.
 [[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]