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 Bordeshwari Temple is there.
Boda
Bordeshpur বোদা | |
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.jpg) Bordeshwari Temple in Boda | |
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| Coordinates: 26°11′55″N 88°33′20″E / 26.19861°N 88.55556°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Panchagarh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 349.47 km2 (134.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 232,124 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Boda |
Geography edit
Boda is located at 26°12′30″N 88°33′35″E / 26.2083°N 88.5597°E. It has 56,102 households and total area 349.47 km2.
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Boda Upazila had 56,102 households and a population of 232,124. 54,467 (23.46%) were under 10 years of age. Boda had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.81%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 992 females per 1000 males. 17,030 (7.34%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]
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.[4]
Administration edit
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.[2]
Boda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Panchagarh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Panchagarh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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