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Bochaganj Upazila

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Country
  
Bangladesh

District
  
Dinajpur District

Area
  
224.8 km²

Division
  
Rangpur Division

Time zone
  
BST (UTC+6)

Bochaganj Upazila

Website
  
Official Map of Bochaganj

Bochaganj (Bengali: বোচাগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Contents

Map of Bochaganj, Bangladesh

Geography

Bochaganj is located at 25.8000°N 88.4611°E / 25.8000; 88.4611 . It has 23972 households and total area 224.81 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bochaganj has a population of 135376. Males constitute 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.

Administration

Bochaganj has 6 unions/wards, 144 mauzas/mahallas, and 146 villages.

References

Bochaganj Upazila Wikipedia