Sreenagar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Sreenagar
Native Name:শ্রীনগর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:23.5361°N 90.2917°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka
Subdivision Name2:Munshiganj
Area Total Km2:203.00
Population Total:259887
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Sreenagar (Bengali: শ্রীনগর) is an upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.Division of Dhaka

Geography

Sreenagar is located at 23.5361°N 90.2917°W. It has 57,111 households and total area 203.00 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sreenagar Upazila had 57,111 households and a population of 259,887 of which 54,839 (21.10%) were under 10 years of age. Sreenagar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.27%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1040 females per 1000 males. 14,862 (5.72%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sreenagar has a population of 205,797. Males constitute 49.88% of the population, and females 50.12%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 99514. Sreenagar has an average literacy rate of 39.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Sreenagar Upazila is divided into 14 Union Parishads: Atpara, Baghra, Baraikhali, Bhagyakul, Birtara, Hasara, Kolapara, Kukutia, Patabhog, Rarikhal, Sholaghar, Shyamsiddhi, Sreenagar, and Tantar. The union parishads are subdivided into 102 mauzas and 147 villages.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Munshiganj district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .