Boda Upazila

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.

Boda Bordeshpur বোদা
Upazila
Bordeshwari Temple in Boda
Coordinates: 26°11′55″N 88°33′20″E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Panchagarh
Area
• Total	349.47 km2 (134.93 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	275,282
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5010[2]
Area code	05653[3]
Website	Official Map of Boda

Geography

Boda is located at 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

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

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. "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.