Sreenagar Upazila

Sreenagar (Bengali: শ্রীনগর) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Sreenagar

শ্রীনগর
Sreenagar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°32.2′N 90°17.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictMunshiganj District
Area
  Total202.98 km2 (78.37 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
  Total205,797
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitesreenagar.munshiganj.gov.bd

Geography

Sreenagar is located at 23.5361°N 90.2917°E / 23.5361; 90.2917. It has 36344 households and total area 202.98 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sreenagar has a population of 205797. 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.[2]

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. Md. Mosarraf Hossain Sarker (2012), "Sreenagar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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