Naikhongchhari Upazila

Naikhongchhari (Bengali: নাইক্ষ্যংছড়ি) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.^[3]

Naikhongchhari নাইক্ষ্যংছড়ি
Upazila
Bamboo in Naikhongchhari
Coordinates: 21°25′N 92°11′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Bandarban
Area
• Total	463.60 km2 (179.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	76,477
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4660[2]
Website

Geography

Naikhongchhari is located at 21.4167°N 92.1833°E / 21.4167; 92.1833. It has a total area of 463.60 km².^[4] Naikhongchhari is bordered by Lama upazila to the north, Alikadam upazila to the east, Rakhine State of Myanmar to the south, and Cox's Bazar district to the west.

Demographics

Religions in Naikhongchhari Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			79.38%
Buddhism			19.41%
Hinduism			0.70%
Christianity			0.49%
Other or not stated			0.02%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Naikhongchhari upazila had a population of 76,477. The ethnic population was 12,636 (16.52%), of which Marma were 4,708,Tanchangya 2,881, Mru 2,356 and Chak 2,329.^[5]

Ethnicity in Naikhongchhari Upazila (2022)^[5]

1. Bengali (83.5%)
2. Marma (6.16%)
3. Tanchangya (3.77%)
4. Mro (3.08%)
5. Chak (3.05%)
6. Others (0.46%)

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.^[6]

Nutrient Composition of Feed Stuffs

Nutrient Composition of Feed Stuffs

Division: Chottogram

Upazilla: Naikhangchori

Feeds/ fodder Name	DM (%)	Proximate Composition (%) on DM basis					Fiber (%) on DM basis		Energy (MJ/kg DM)		Mineral (%) on DM basis
		CP	CF	EE	Ash	NFE	ADF	NDF	GE	ME	Ca	P
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Summer Season
Aahila pata	89.79	9.6	37.47	0.37	15.47	37.09	40.42	59.41	16.35	5.4	1.11	0.09
Veraker Grass	88.43	12.52	41.23	0.61	8.87	36.77	43.85	78.48	15.44	5.11	-	-
Rice Straw	92.92	5.59	38.55	0.78	15.89	39.19	41.32	71.12	15.5	5.12	0.22	0.069
Mustard oil cake	89.46	30.81	7.1	7.8	13.43	40.86	23.72	31.12	19.22	8.69	0.05	1.11
Maize broken	87.75	7.8	4.3	1.7	6.98	79.22	4.48	14.88	16.02	10.57	1.23	0.49
Wheat bran	88.81	15.79	11.7	3.5	7.56	61.45	3.72	45.2	18.66	12.32	0.18	0.88
Sugarcane Molasses	72.76	2.4	0.1	0.8	8.43	88.27	0.5	0.8	15.7	10.36	0.96	0.07
Rice polish	88.33	11.73	4.2	15.77	8.09	60.21	11.24	18.32	19.88	13.12	0.32	1.48
Rainy season
Rice Straw-1	90.11	5.95	45.0	0.78	18.33	29.94	42.46	62.54	15.5	5.12	0.034	0.04
Rice Straw-2	91.49	4.84	42.51	0.56	15.43	36.66	38.41	68.00	16.22	5.51	0.099	0.031
German grass	24.62	11.73	32.57	1.55	12.81	41.34	34.24	60.42	18.92	6.24	0.38	0.13
Para grass	90.58	8.87	36.57	2.14	10.97	40.85	42.22	76.81	17.49	6.1	0.06	0.05
Winter Season
Napier Grass	11.56	16.83	44.43	1.07	12.56	25.11	45.17	78.35	18.82	6.54	0.36	0.29
Para Grass	26.63	15.2	33.16	2.3	10.2	39.14	47.78	76.42	17.57	5.8	0.47	0.24
German Grass	26.36	12.05	43.94	1.83	8.98	33.2	42.14	70.5	18.98	6.26	0.35	0.27
Maize Fodder	22.05	8.85	28.26	1.8	15.53	45.56	33.88	65.52	18.5	6.11	0.63	0.15
Dal Grass	17.34	14.67	38.6	2.6	13.04	31.09	38.11	65	22.58	7.45	-	-
Fulker Grass	33.68	11.62	47.61	0.49	9.23	31.05	47.9	80.99	16.52	5.45	-	-
Dukker Grass	36.11	12.55	37	0.88	3.72	45.85	33.9	68.64	15.02	4.96	-	-
Koda Grass	38.91	10.05	46.03	0.53	8.42	34.97	47.23	80.13	16.36	5.4	-	-
Bhadli Grass	29.59	8.99	41.22	0.23	12.26	37.3	36.95	73.06	12.98	4.28	-	-
Banana Tree	5.8	2.38	38.2	5.8	4.86	39.76	37.34	56.74	13.74	4.53	0.81	0.26

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh