Bholahat Upazila

Bholahat
ভোলাহাট
Upazila
Location of Bholahat
Coordinates: 24°56′45″N 88°13′40″E / 24.94583°N 88.22778°E / 24.94583; 88.22778
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictChapai Nawabganj
Area
 • Total
123.53 km2 (47.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
113,314
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6330[2]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Bholahat

Bholahat (Bengali: ভোলাহাট) is an upazila of Chapainawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Its total area of 123.53 km2. The Indian border is surrounded on 3 sides by this Upazila. The Mahananda River, Bil Vatia and Mango garden divide this Upazila from India.

Bholahat Upazila is bounded by Old Malda CD Block in Malda district, West Bengal, India on the north, Habibpur CD Block in Malda district on the east, Shibganj and Gomostapur Upazilas on the south and English Bazar CD Block in Malda district, on the west.[4][5]

Demographics

Religions in Bholahat Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.20%
Hinduism
 
 0.80%
Other or not stated
 
 0.00%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bholahat Upazila had 24,475 households and a population of 103,301. 23,695 (22.94%) were under 10 years of age. Bholahat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.17%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males. 13,726 (13.29%) lived in urban areas.[7][8]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Bholahat had a population of 92,149. Males constituted 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. There were 19,257 households. Bholahat had an average literacy rate of 39.22%, comprising a male literacy rate of 39.71% and female literacy rate of 38.74%.

Administration

Bholahat Entrance

Bholahat Upazila is divided into Bholahat Municipality and four union parishads: Bholahat, Daldoli, Gohalbari, and Jambaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 45 mauzas and 100 villages.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ Mazharul Islam Taru (2012), "Bholahat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ "Bholahat Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Tehsil Map of Maldah". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chapainawabganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-232-0.
  7. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "Community Tables: Chapai Nawabganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.


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