Sreenagar Upazila
Sreenagar (Bengali: শ্রীনগর) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sreenagar
শ্রীনগর | |
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Sreenagar Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°32.2′N 90°17.5′E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Munshiganj District |
Area | |
• Total | 202.98 km2 (78.37 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 205,797 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | sreenagar |
Geography
Sreenagar is located at 23.5361°N 90.2917°E. 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]
References
- 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
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2014.