Badalgachhi Upazila
Appearance
Badalgachhi | |
---|---|
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rajshahi Division |
District | Naogaon District |
Area | |
• Total | 213.97 km2 (82.61 sq mi) |
Population (2011[2]) | |
• Total | 201,342[1] |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
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.
Union | Wards | villages | |
---|---|---|---|
Adhaipur | 1 | ||
Badalgachhi | 5 | ||
Balubhara | |||
Bilasbari | |||
Kola | |||
Mathurapur | |||
Midhapur | |||
Paharpur |
References
- ^ National Web Portal (June 2014). "এক নজরে বদলগাছী". People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
- ^ 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.