Badalgachhi Upazila

Badalgachhi
Upazila
Badalgachhi Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°58′N 88°54′E / 24.967°N 88.900°ECoordinates: 24°58′N 88°54′E / 24.967°N 88.900°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Naogaon District
Area
• Total	213.97 km^2 (82.61 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
• Total	201,342[2]
• Density	870/km^2 (2,300/sq mi)
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%.

Heritage

Somapura Mahavihara is situated in Paaharpur village.

Administrative

Badalgachhi has 8 Unions.

Union	Wards	villages
Adhaipur	1
Badalgachhi	5
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.