Badalgachhi Upazila
Badalgachhi | |
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Coordinates: 24°58′N 88°54′E / 24.967°N 88.900°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rajshahi |
District | Naogaon |
Area | |
• Total | 213.97 km2 (82.61 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 201,342 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Badalgacchi (Bengali: বদলগাছি) is a Upazila of Naogaon District under Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
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Badalgacchi is located at 24°58′N 88°54′E / 24.967°N 88.900°E. It consists of 54,001 households and has a total area of 213.97 square kilometres (82.61 sq mi).
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Badalgachhi Upazila had 54,001 households and a population of 201,342. 36,957 (18.36%) were under 10 years of age. Badalgachhi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 49.55%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 6,357 (3.16%) lived in urban areas.[2] Ethnic population was 10,799 (5.36%), of which Oraon were 3,661.[3]
In 1991, the population of Badalgacchia was 176,010. Males constitute 51.34% of the population, and females account for 48.66%. Badalgachi has an average literacy rate of 28.4% for persons seven years and older, which is below the national average of 32.4%.
Points of interest
[edit]Somapura Mahavihara is situated in Paharpur village.
Administration
[edit]Badalgachhi, foemed as a Thana in 1807, was converted into an upazila in 1983.[4]
The Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Adhaipur, Badalgachhi, Balubhara, Bilasbari, Kola, Mathurapur, Mithapur, and Paharpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 247 mauzas and 238 villages.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Md. Mukhlesur Rahman (2012). "Badalgachhi Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Naogaon" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Naogaon district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Badalgachhi Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.