Boda Upazila Explained

Official Name:Boda
Bordeshpur
Native Name:বোদা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:26.1986°N 88.5556°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Rangpur
Subdivision Name2:Panchagarh
Leader Title:Shishir Ashad
Area Total Km2:349.47
Population Total:232124
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:Official Map of Boda
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

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.

Geography

Boda is located at 26.2083°N 88.5597°W. It has 56,102 households and total area 349.47 km2.

Demographics

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

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.

Boda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.

See also

References

  1. Book: Md. Ahsan Habib. Boda Upazila. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Boda_Upazila. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal . . 2012 . Second.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Panchagarh . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Panchagarh district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .