Badalgacchi is a Upazila of Naogaon District under Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Badalgacchi is located at 24.96667°N, 88.9°W. It consists of 54,001 households and has a total area of 213.97 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Badalgachhi Upazila had 54,001 households and a population of 201,342. 36,957 (18.36%) were under 10 years of age. Badalgachhi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 49.55%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 6,357 (3.16%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 10,799 (5.36%), of which Oraon were 3,661. In 1991, the population of Badalgacchia was 176,010. Males constitute 51.34% of the population, and females account for 48.66%. Badalgachi has an average literacy rate of 28.4% for persons seven years and older, which is below the national average of 32.4%.

Points of interest

Somapura Mahavihara is situated in Paharpur village.

Administration

Badalgachhi, foemed as a Thana in 1807, was converted into an upazila in 1983. The Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Adhaipur, Badalgachhi, Balubhara, Bilasbari, Kola, Mathurapur, Mithapur, and Paharpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 247 mauzas and 238 villages.