Sherpur Sadar Upazila

Sherpur Sadar (Bengali: শেরপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[2][3][4][5]

Not to be confused with Sherpur Upazila.
Sherpur Sadar

শেরপুর সদর
Upazila
Sherpur Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°0′N 90°1′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictSherpur District
Area
 • Total360.01 km2 (139.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total497,179[1]
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Website

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.[6]

Education
Mysaheba Jame Masque, Sherpur
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are 3 colleges in the upazila. Sherpur Government College, founded in 1964,[5] is the only masters level one.[7]

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See also

References
  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm2id=8988
  2. Sherpur District Statistics 2011
  3. বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন
  4. Bangladesher Lokojo Sonskriti Gronthamala : Sherpur, Bangla Academy
  5. Sakil Ahmed Shahriar Milton (2012), "Sherpur Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  6. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  7. "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.


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