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'''Badalgachhi Upazila''' ([[Naogaon District|naogaon district]]) area 213.98 sq km, located in between 24°53' and 25°03' north latitudes and in between 88°51' and 89°01' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Dhamoirhat Upazila|dhamoirhat]] and [[Joypurhat Sadar Upazila|joypurhat sadar]] upazilas on the north, [[Naogaon Sadar Upazila|naogaon sadar]] upazila on the south, [[Akkelpur Upazila|akkelpur]] upazila on the east, [[Mahadebpur Upazila|mahadebpur]] and [[Patnitala Upazila|patnitala]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 186058; male 96040, female 90018; Muslim 160866, Hindu 16302, Buddhist 339, Christian 31 and others 8520.

''Water bodies'' Main river: Little Jamuna.

''Administration'' Badalgachhi Thana was formed in 1807 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-
|
8
|
247
|
237
|
6513
|
179545
|
870
|
55.1
|
44.8
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area (sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
4.49
|
6
|
6513
|
1451
|
55.13
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Adhaipur 10
|
6847
|
12230
|
11386
|
43.35
|-
|
Kola 63

|
5269

|
11519

|
10664

|
48.64

|-
|
Paharpur 52

|
5668

|
13225

|
12528

|
43.02

|-
|
Badalgachhi 21

|
9360

|
13628

|
12767

|
48.64

|-
|
Balubhara 31

|
5602

|
9402

|
8777

|
43.37

|-
|
Bilasbari 42

|
7889

|
12588

|
12093

|
43.40

|-
|
Mathurapur 73

|
6769

|
11119
|
10335
|
41.65
|-
|
Mithapur 84
|
5340
|
12329
|
11468
|
48.69
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:BadalgachhiUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
'''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur, Tara Temple, Halud Vihara, Pukurer Dhibi (mount) at village Sataiyr, building of Sarpukur and Satyapirer Bhita.

''History of the War of Liberation'' Badalgachhi upazila area was under sector 7 during the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971. During this time the Pak army killed many people and set on fire many houses of the Kola, Bhanderpur, Mithapur, Balubhara areas. The Pak army brutally killed 11 persons of village Mohanpur. Many Pak soldiers and 2 freedom fighters were killed in a battle between the Pak army and the freedom fighters on 15 October 1971 at Bhandarpur of Kola union. Besides, there was mass killing during the War of Liberation at Sompur Vihara near village Paharpur.

''Marks of War of Liberation'' Mass grave 3 (Mohanpur, Bhandarpur and Parsombari).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 235, temple 93, church 2, sacred place 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 45.2%; male 50%, female 40.1%. Educational institutions: college 5, technical college 2, secondary school 33, community school 14, primary school 101, madrasa 25. Noted educational institutions: Badalgachhi Government College (1972), Badalgachhi Technical and Commerce College (1999), Balubhara Arabic High School (1914), Badalgachhi Pilot High School (1942), Gaira Tetulia Fazil Madrasa (1967).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 3, club 56, cinema hall 1, playground 31.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 71.84%, non-agricultural labourer 2.1%, industry 1.55%, commerce 12.25%, transport and communication 3.5%, service 4.32%, construction 0.72%, religious service 0.12%, rent and remittance 0.1% and others 3.5%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, potato, mustard seed, sugarcane, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sesame, linseed, black gram.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya, litchi.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

''Communication facilities'' Roads: pucca road 17 km, semi-pucca road 8 km, mud road 150 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage.

''Noted manufactories'' Flour mill, ice factory, biscuit factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, nakshi katha, nakshi pakha, bamboo and wood work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 18, fairs 1, most noted of which are Balubhara, Mithapur, Paharpur, Enayetpur, Badalgachhi, Bhandarpur and Nazirpur hats.

''Main exports'' Paddy, wheat, mustard seed, potato, bamboo products and potteries.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 10.26% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 95.35%, tap 0.32%, pond 0.03% and others 4.3%.

''Sanitation'' 12.54% (rural 11.67% and urban 37.94%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 23.71% (rural 23.82% and urban 20.55%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 63.75% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 3, family planning centre (RD) 3, union family welfare centre (FWC) 6, clinic 1, community clinic 11.

''NGO activities'' [[BRAC|brac]], CARE, [[Proshika|proshika]], Ujjiban, [[Asa|asa]]. [Md Mukhlesur Rahman]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Badalgachhi Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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