Boda Upazila

Boda
বোদা
Upazila
Bordeshwari Temple in Boda
Bordeshwari Temple in Boda
Location of Boda
Coordinates: 26°11′55″N 88°33′20″E / 26.19861°N 88.55556°E / 26.19861; 88.55556
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictPanchagarh
Area
 • Total
349.47 km2 (134.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
275,282
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5010[2]
Area code05653[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Boda

Boda (Bengali: বোদা) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[4] Boda is the largest upazila in Panchagarh. It is named Boda because the big Bordeshwari Temple is there.

Geography

Boda is located at 26°12′30″N 88°33′35″E / 26.2083°N 88.5597°E / 26.2083; 88.5597. It has 56,102 households and total area 349.47 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Boda Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 77.32%
Hinduism
 
 22.52%
Other or not stated
 
 0.16%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]

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.[8]

Administration

UNO: Md. Shahrear Nazir.[9]

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.[6]

Boda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Panchagarh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-252-8.
  6. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Panchagarh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Panchagarh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ "Boda UNO". boda.panchagarh.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-08-27.


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