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Bogra Sadar Upazila
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Bogra Sadar |
| native_name | বগুড়া সদর |
| settlement_type | Upazila |
| image_skyline | Gokul Medh, Bogra, September 2016 04.jpg |
| image_caption | Gokul Medh, part of Mahasthangarh |
| image_map | Bogra Sadar in Rajshahi division (Bangladesh).svg |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bangladesh |
| subdivision_type1 | Division |
| subdivision_name1 | Rajshahi |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Bogra |
| seat_type | |
| seat | Bogra |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 176.58 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 657790 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | BST |
| utc_offset | +6 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 5800 |
| area_code | 051 |
| website |
Bogra Sadar Upazila officially Bogura Sadar Upazila () is an upazila of Bogra District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Bogra Thana was established in 1821 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. The upazila takes its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Bogra town, is located.
Geography
Bogra Sadar Upazila has a total area of 176.58 sqkm. It borders Shibganj Upazila to the north, Gabtali Upazila to the east, Shajahanpur Upazila to the south, and Kahaloo Upazila to the west. The Karatoya River flows south through the upazila.
Demographics
|Population}} Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |1981 |454 |1991 |589 |2001 |694 |2011 |555 |2022 |658
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bogura Sadar Upazila had 172,009 households and a population of 657,790. 7.67% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bogura Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 83.63%: 85.62% for males and 81.57% for females, and a sex ratio of 103.46 males for every 100 females. 446,281 (67.85%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bogra Sadar Upazila had 131,862 households and a population of 555,014. 101,626 (18.31%) were under 10 years of age. Bogra Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.70%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 927 females per 1000 males. 350,397 (63.13%) lived in urban areas.
The boundaries of the upazila were redrawn in 2003 to create a new upazila, Shajahanpur. The combined population of the two in 2011 was 844,818, a 21.7% increase from 2001.
Administration
Bogra Sadar Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Erulia, Fapore, Gokul, Lahiri Para, Namuja, Nishindara, Noongola, Rajapur, Sekherkola, Shabgram, and Shakharia. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 122 villages.
Education
There are 13 colleges in the upazila, most located in Bogra town. Those outside the town include Adarsha Mohabiddyalaya in Puran Bogra, Jahidur Rahman Women's College in Erulia, Govt. Shah Sultan College, Namuza Degree College in Namuja, and Noon Gola Degree College.
References
References
- (November 2023). "National Report". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- (21 October 2024). "Bangladesh Postal Code". Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
- (18 October 2024). "Bangladesh Area Code". Chahaoba.
- {{Cite Banglapedia
- (June 2024). "Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Bogura". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bogra". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- (2011). "Community Tables: Bogra district". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- {{Cite Banglapedia
- "List of Institutions".
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