Badalgachhi Upazila

Badalgachhi
Upazila
Badalgachhi

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°58′N 88°54′E / 24.967°N 88.900°E / 24.967; 88.900Coordinates: 24°58′N 88°54′E / 24.967°N 88.900°E / 24.967; 88.900
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Naogaon District
Area
  Total 213.97 km2 (82.61 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
  Total 201,342[2]
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Badalgacchi (Bengali: বদলগাছি) is a Upazila of Naogaon District in Bangladesh.[3] It consists of 36,614 households and has a total area of 213.98 square kilometres (82.62 sq mi).

In 1991, the popolation number of Badalgacchia was 176,010. Males constitute 51.34% of the population, and females accounts 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

Somapura Mahavihara is situated in Paaharpur village.

Administration

Badalgachhi has 8 Unions.

UnionWardsvillages
Adhaipur1
Badalgachhi5
Balubhara
Bilasbari
Kola
Mathurapur
Midhapur
Paharpur

References

  1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
  2. National Web Portal (June 2014). "এক নজরে বদলগাছী". People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. Md. Mukhlesur Rahman (2012). "Badalgachhi Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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