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 Badeshwari Temple is there.
Boda
Badespur বোদা | |
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Upazila | |
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Coordinates: 26°11′55″N 88°33′20″E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Panchagarh District |
Area | |
• Total | 349.47 km2 (134.93 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 168,258 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Boda |
Boda is located at 26.2083°N 88.5597°E / 26.2083; 88.5597. It has 33535 households and total area 349.47 km2.
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]
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]
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
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