Bogra Sadar
বগুড়া সদর
Upazila
Gokul Medh, part of Mahasthangarh
Gokul Medh, part of Mahasthangarh
Location of Bogra Sadar
Coordinates: 24°51′N 89°22′E / 24.850°N 89.367°E / 24.850; 89.367
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictBogra
SeatBogra
Area
[1]
 • Total176.58 km2 (68.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)[1]
 • Total555,014
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5800, 5801
Websitesadar.bogra.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Bogra Sadar Upazila (Bengali: বগুড়া সদর উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Bogra Thana was established in 1821 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.[2][3] 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 square kilometres (68.18 sq mi).[1] 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.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 454—    
1991 589+29.7%
2001 694+17.8%
2011 555−20.0%
2022 658+18.6%
2011 population declined because upazila boundaries were redrawn to create Shajahanpur Upazila
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1]
Religions in Bogra Sadar upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.93%
Hinduism
 
 5.95%
Other or not stated
 
 0.12%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[1][4]

The boundaries of the upazila were redrawn in 2003 to create a new upazila, Shajahanpur.[3] The combined population of the two in 2011 was 844,818, a 21.7% increase from 2001.

Administration

Bogra Sadar Upazila is divided into Bogra Municipality and 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.

Bogra Municipality is subdivided into 20 wards and 111 mahallas.[1]

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.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bogra" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ↑ Haq, Md Nazmul (2012). "Bogra District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. 1 2 3 Jasimuddin, AKM (2012). "Shahjahanpur Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ↑ "Community Tables: Bogra district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  5. ↑ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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