- Source: Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur
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.
Geography
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.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.
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%.
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.
Sreepur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.
See also
Upazilas of Bangladesh
Districts of Bangladesh
Divisions of Bangladesh
References
External links
Official Website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur
- Gazipur
- Gazipur Sadar Upazila
- Sreepur (disambiguation)
- Sreepur
- Kaliakair Upazila
- Gazipur District
- Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur
- Kapasia Upazila
- Kia Seltos
