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