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 Bordeshwari Temple is there.

Boda
Bordeshpur
বোদা
Upazila
Boda Bordeshpur is located in Bangladesh
Boda Bordeshpur
Boda
Bordeshpur
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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