Bogra Sadar Upazila
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Bogra Sadar Upazila officially Bogura Sadar Upazila (Template:Langx) is an upazila of Bogra District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Bogra Thana was established in 1821 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.[1][2] 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
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Demographics
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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.[3][5]
The boundaries of the upazila were redrawn in 2003 to create a new upazila, Shajahanpur.[2] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Education
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See also
- Bogra town
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Bogra Cantonment
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
References
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External links
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