Sreepur_Upazila,_Gazipur
Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur
Upazila in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sreepur (Bengali: শ্রীপুর) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]
Sreepur
শ্রীপুর | |
|---|---|
Banglabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park | |
| Coordinates: 24°12′N 90°28′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| 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 |
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Sreepur is located at 24.2000°N 90.4667°E / 24.2000; 90.4667. It has 122,872 households and total area 462.94 km2.
| 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]
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]
- 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.
- "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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