Boalia, Gopalgonj

Boalia
Village
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Gopalganj District
Upazila	Muksudpur Upazila
Time zone	UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)

Boalia is a village in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, part of Muksudpur Upazila and Bhabrasur Union.

Non-governmental organizations operating in Boalia include Bangladesh Development Acceleration Organisation (BDAO) (the Bangladesh Development Acceleration Organisation), BRAC, CCDB, ASA, World Vision, and HCCB.

Agriculture

The main crops grown in Boalia are paddy, wheat, jute, sugarcane, onion, garlic, betel leaf, vegetables and sweet potato. Formerly, the village grew Linseed, sesame, indigo, china, kaun, but these are rarely grown anymore.

Boalia also produces the fruits including Mango, jackfruit, papaya, palm, guava, lemon, litchi, coconut, guava, and banana.

There are fisheries, hatcheries, poultry and dairy farms in Boalia. Some fishermen depend on the waters of the local pond, bills and river for their livelihood.

References

• Bangladesh Population Census- 2001, Community Series; District: Gopalgonj | November 2006 | Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of the peoples republic of Bangladesh.