Boda Upazila
Boda
Badespur বোদা | |
|---|---|
Upazila | |
  Boda Badespur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′55″N 88°33′20″E / 26.19861°N 88.55556°ECoordinates: 26°11′55″N 88°33′20″E / 26.19861°N 88.55556°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Panchagarh District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 349.47 km2 (134.93 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 168,258 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Boda (Bengali: বোদা) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1] Boda is the largest upazila in Panchagarh. It is named Boda because the big Badeshwari Temple is there.
Geography[]
Boda is located at 26°12′30″N 88°33′35″E / 26.2083°N 88.5597°E. It has 33535 households and total area 349.47 km2.
Demographics[]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Boda has a population of 168258. Males constitute 51.22% of the population, and females 48.78%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83118. Boda has an average literacy rate of 29.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration[]
Boda Upazila is divided into Boda Municipality and ten union parishads: Benghari Banagram, Boda, Boroshoshi, Chandanbari, Jholaishal Shiri, Kajoldighi Kaligonj, Marea Bamonhat, Moidan Dighi, Pachpir, and Sakoa. The union parishads are subdivided into 174 mauzas and 219 villages.[3]
Boda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.[3]
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Md. Ahsan Habib (2012). "Boda Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Panchagarh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
| Upazila/Thana: |  | |
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 Upazilas of the Rangpur Division | ||
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
| Dinajpur District |
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| Gaibandha District | ||
| Kurigram District | ||
| Lalmonirhat District | ||
| Nilphamari District | ||
| Panchagarh District | ||
| Rangpur District |
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| Thakurgaon District | ||
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