Bholahat ( bn, ভোলাহাট) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi,

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Geography

Its total area of 123.52 km². The Indian border is surrounded on 3 sides by this Upazila. The

Mahananda River The Mahananda River (Pron:/ˌməhɑːˈnʌndə or ˌmɑːhəˈnʌndə/) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal, and Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges. Course The Mahananda ...

, Bil Vatia and Mango garden divide this Upazila from India. Bholahat Upazila is bounded by

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in Malda district, West Bengal, India on the north,

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CD Block in Malda district on the east,

Shibganj Shibganj Upazila ( bn, শিবগঞ্জ উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The upazila was created in 1983. It is named after its administrative center, the town of S ...

and Gomostapur Upazilas on the south and English Bazar CD Block in Malda district, on the west.

Demographics

According to

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Bholahat had a population of 103,301. Males constituted 49.40% of the population and females 50.60%. Muslims formed 99.13% of the population, Hindus 0.85% and others 0.02%. Bholahat had a literacy rate of 47.17% for the population 7 years and above. According to the

2001 Bangladesh census In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...

, 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 Upazila is divided into Bholahat Municipality and four

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Bholahat, Daldoli, Gohalbari, and Jambaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 45 mauzas and 100 villages.

References

External links

https://www.bholahat.com Upazilas of Chapai Nawabganj District {{Rajshahi-geo-stub

Geography

Demographics

Administration

See also

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