Sherpur Sadar Upazila
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Sherpur Sadar is an Upazila of Sherpur District
in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh
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, Sherpur Sadar has a population of 381,419. Males constitute are 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.
Sherpur Sadar is also famous for its rice mill and natural loacation Gozni Obokash with hill view,sweet meat made from milk In bangla, Local people says this Sanar Payes. This business is also established here. If local businessman get some business facility then this can be a good export item. Not only this, Sherpur has a land-port at Nalitabari.Nowadays, hundreds of students are studying in different universities and colleges. Also, a large number of students are studying in different countries in the world.
Sherpur District
Sherpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Sherpur city is located about 198 km north of Dhaka which is the capital of the country.-Subdivisions:There are 5 upazilas under this district, namely:...
in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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Brief Description of Sherpur town
Sherpur (Town) stands on the bank of the Mrigi. It was established in the seventeenth century. It consists of 9 wards and 56 mahallas. The area of the town is 23.39 sq km. The town has a population of 78749; male 52.22%, female 47.78%; density of population is 3367 per sq km. Literacy rate among the people is 58.4%. During the Mughal period Regional Administrative Centre was established in the town. Magistrate Court and Thana (Police Station) were established in the beginning of the nineteenth century. The Sherpur Municipality was established in 1869. The Telegraph Office and the Munsif Court were established in 1885 and 1887 respectively. Queen Victoria Memorial Academy, now well-known as Sherpur Government Victoria Academy, was established in 1887 and Govinda Kumar Peace Memorial Institute was established in 1919.Sherpur Shahid Moktijoddha stadium established in 1997.Geography
Sherpur Sadar is located at 25.0000°N 90.0167°E . It has 80091 units of house hold and total area 360.01 km². Sherpur Sadar Upazila (sherpur district) with an area of 360.01 sq km, is bounded by sreebardi, jhenaigati and nalitabari upazilas on the north, jamalpur sadar upazila on the south, nakla upazila on the east and islampur and melandaha upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Old Brahmaputra, Mrigi and Dashani; noted hill Kodaljhara; Aurabaura, Nishla, Dhala, Isli, Mausi are noted Beels. Sherpur (Town) stands on the bank of the Mrigi.Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...
, Sherpur Sadar has a population of 381,419. Males constitute are 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.
Sherpur Sadar is also famous for its rice mill and natural loacation Gozni Obokash with hill view,sweet meat made from milk In bangla, Local people says this Sanar Payes. This business is also established here. If local businessman get some business facility then this can be a good export item. Not only this, Sherpur has a land-port at Nalitabari.Nowadays, hundreds of students are studying in different universities and colleges. Also, a large number of students are studying in different countries in the world.