Bagha Municipality Explained

Official Name:	Bagha Municipality
Native Name:	বাঘা পৌরসভা
Native Name Lang:	bn
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Pushpin Map:	Bangladesh
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of the Bagha Municipality within Bangladesh
Coordinates:	24.1957°N 88.8367°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:	Division
Subdivision Name1:	Rajshahi
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Rajshahi
Established Title:	Established
Established Date:	24 June 1999^[1]
Seat Type:	Word
Seat:	9
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Abdur Razzak^[2]
Leader Party:	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	15.78
Population As Of:	Municipality
Population Total:	55,000
Population Density Km2:	auto
Utc Offset1:	+6:00
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	6280

Bagha Municipality is a Class A municipality in the Bagha Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.^{[1] [3] [4]}

Administrative area

Ward: 09

Locality: 20

• • Bolihar
  • Chak-Amodpur
  • Milik Bagha
  • Baju Bagha
  • Chak-Chatari
  • Chatari
  • Chak-Narayanpur
  • Koligram
  • Gaopara
  • Hizalpalli
  • Baniyapara
  • Chondipur
  • Murshidpur
  • Jotsayestha
  • Khayerhat
  • Pakuriya
  • Bagsayesta
  • Nischintopur

Mouza: 17

Area and population

Total area: 15.78 km2

Total population(As of census): 75,000

Total population(As of municipality own statistics): 55,000

Number of voters: 27,789 (31-10-2008)

Number of families: 10,270

Number of holdings: 8,899 (Including public/private)

Education

Education rate: 60%

Educational institutions:^[1]

• College - 04
• High school - 07
• Primary school - 10
• Madrasah - 01
• Kindergarten - 04

See also

• Bagha Upazila
• Rajshahi District
• Rajshahi Division
• List of municipal corporations in Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. Web site: bn:এক নজরে বাঘা পৌরসভা. http://bagha.rajshahi.gov.bd/site/page/65394a10-1ab0-11e7-8120-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE. dead. 16 June 2021. bagha.rajshahi.gov.bd. 8 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508123621/http://bagha.rajshahi.gov.bd/site/page/65394a10-1ab0-11e7-8120-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE.
2. News: Voting underway at 9 municipalities, 115 union parishads. 28 December 2021. Dhaka Tribune. 16 June 2021.
3. Web site: Bagha (Municipality, Bangladesh) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2021-06-15. www.citypopulation.de.
4. News: Two hacked in Rajshahi over municipal election - Countryside . 2021-06-15. The Daily Observer.