Badalgachhi Upazila

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| native_name = বদলগাছি উপজেলা

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| subdivision_name2 = Naogaon

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| area_total_km2 = 213.97

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| population_total = 206557

| population_as_of = 2022

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Badalgacchi Upazila ({{langx|bn|বদলগাছি উপজেলা}}) is a Upazila of Naogaon District under Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.{{cite book|year=2012|edition=Second|author=Md. Mukhlesur Rahman |chapter=Badalgachhi Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Badalgachhi_Upazila |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}

Geography

File:Map of Naogaon District (English) Bangladesh.svg

Badalgacchi is located at {{coord|24|58|N|88|54|E|type:adm3rd}}. It consists of 54,001 households and has a total area of {{convert|213.97|km2}}.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Badalgachhi Upazila had 54,001 households and a population of 201,342. 36,957 (18.36%) were under 10 years of age. Badalgachhi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 49.55%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 6,357 (3.16%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Naogaon |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Naogaon.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}} Ethnic population was 10,799 (5.36%), of which Oraon were 3,661.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Naogaon district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Naogaon.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

In 1991, the population of Badalgacchia was 176,010. Males constitute 51.34% of the population, and females account 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 Paharpur village.

Administration

Badalgachhi, formed as a thana (police station) in 1807, was converted into an upazila in 1983.{{Cite web |title=Badalgachhi Upazila - Banglapedia |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Badalgachhi_Upazila |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=en.banglapedia.org |language=en}}

The upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Adhaipur, Badalgachhi, Balubhara, Bilasbari, Kola, Mathurapur, Mithapur, and Paharpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 247 mauzas and 238 villages.

References

Category:Upazilas of Naogaon District