Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur

Coordinates: 24°12′N 90°28′E / 24.200°N 90.467°E / 24.200; 90.467
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Sreepur
শ্রীপুর
Postal code
1740
Websitesreepur.gazipur.gov.bd

Sreepur (Bengali: শ্রীপুর) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]

Geography

Sreepur is located at 24°12′00″N 90°28′00″E / 24.2000°N 90.4667°E / 24.2000; 90.4667. It has 122,872 households and total area 462.94 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Sreepur upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
96.59%
Hinduism
3.11%
Other or not stated
0.30%

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census, Sreepur Upazila had 122,872 households and a population of 492,792. 103,330 (20.97%) were under 10 years of age. Sreepur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 961 females per 1000 males. 126,249 (25.62%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

At the 1991 census Bangladesh census, Sreepur had a population of 320,530, of which 166,988 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. Sreepur had an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]

Administration

Sreepur Upazila is divided into Sreepur Municipality and eight

union parishads: Barmi, Gazipur, Gosinga, Kaoraid, Maona, Prahladpur, Rajabari, and Telihati. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 172 villages.[2]

Sreepur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20

See also

References

  1. ^ Bagchi, Tapan (2012). "Sreepur Upazila (Gazipur District)". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gazipur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Gazipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

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