Boda Upazila

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.

Boda
Badespur

বোদা
Upazila
Boda
Badespur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°11′55″N 88°33′20″E
CountryBangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictPanchagarh District
Area
 • Total349.47 km2 (134.93 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total168,258
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Boda

Geography

Boda is located at 26.2083°N 88.5597°E / 26.2083; 88.5597. 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

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Panchagarh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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