Bholahat Upazila

Bholahat (ভোলাহাট) is an upazila of Chapainawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.

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 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.