Boda Upazila
Boda is an upazila of Panchagarh District in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Boda is the largest upazila in Panchagarh. It is named Boda because a notable temple, known as Bordeshwari Temple is located there.
Geography
Boda is located at. It has 56,102 households and total area 349.47 km2.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Boda Upazila had 67,429 households and a population of 275,282. 10.16% of the population were under 5 years of age. Boda had a literacy rate of 73.67%: 76.77% for males and 70.64% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.28 males for every 100 females. 35,936 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Boda Upazila had 56,102 households and a population of 232,124. 54,467 were under 10 years of age. Boda had a literacy rate of 51.81%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 992 females per 1000 males. 17,030 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Boda had a population of 168,258. Males constituted 51.22% of the population, and females 48.78%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 83,118. Boda had an average literacy rate of 29.4%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
UNO: Md. Robiul Islam Robi.Boda Upazila is divided into Boda Municipality and ten union parishads:
Benghari Banagram, Boda Sadar Union, Boroshoshi Union, Chandanbari Union, Jholaishal Shiri Union, Kajoldighi Kaligonj Union, Marea Bamonhat Union, Moidan Dighi Union, Pachpir Union, and Sakoa Union. The union parishads are subdivided into 174 mauzas and 219 villages.
Boda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.