Bochaganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Bochaganj
locator_position = right
latd = 25.8000
longd = 88.4611
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Dinajpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 135376
population_density = 602
area_total = 224.81
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dinajpur/Bochaganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Bochaganj
footnotes =

Bochaganj ( _bn. বোচাগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bochaganj is located at coord|25.8000|N|88.4611|E| . It has 23972 units of house hold and total area 224.81 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Bochaganj has a population of 135376. Males constitute are 51.7% of the population, and females 48.3%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 64312. Bochaganj has an average literacy rate of 30.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Bochaganj has 6 Unions/Wards, 144 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 146 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References