Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur
Sreepur
শ্রীপুর | |
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Coordinates: 24°12′N 90°28′E / 24.200°N 90.467°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Dhaka |
District | Gazipur |
Government | |
• MP | Rumana Ali Tushi |
Area | |
• Total | 462.94 km2 (178.74 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 492,792 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 1740 |
Website | sreepur |
Sreepur Upazila also spelled Shreepur Upazila (Bengali: শ্রীপুর উপজেলা, romanized: śrīpur upajilā) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]
Geography
[edit]Sreepur is located at 24°12′00″N 90°28′00″E / 24.2000°N 90.4667°E. It has 122,872 households and total area 462.94 km2.
Demographics
[edit]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
[edit]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 mahallas.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gazipur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Gazipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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