Sherpur Sadar Upazila

Not to be confused with Sherpur Upazila.
Sherpur Sadar
শেরপুর সদর
Upazila
Sherpur Sadar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°0′N 90°1′E / 25.000°N 90.017°E / 25.000; 90.017Coordinates: 25°0′N 90°1′E / 25.000°N 90.017°E / 25.000; 90.017
Country  Bangladesh
Division Mymensingh Division
District Sherpur District
Area
 • Total 360.01 km2 (139.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 497,179[1]
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Sherpur Sadar

Sherpur Sadar (Bengali: শেরপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[2]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sherpur Sadar has a population of 381,419. Males constitute 51.58% of the population, and females 48.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 189,019. Sherpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Education

Mysaheba Jame Masque, Sherpur

There are 3 colleges in the upazila. Sherpur Government College, founded in 1964,[2] is the only masters level one.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm2id=8988
  2. 1 2 Sakil Ahmed Shahriar Milton (2012), "Sherpur Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ↑ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.


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