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Sreenagar Upazila

Coordinates: 23°32′10″N 90°17′30″E / 23.5361°N 90.2917°E / 23.5361; 90.2917
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Sreenagar
শ্রীনগর
House of Jagadish Chandra Bose
Location of Sreenagar
Coordinates: 23°32′10″N 90°17′30″E / 23.5361°N 90.2917°E / 23.5361; 90.2917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictMunshiganj
Area
 • Total203.00 km2 (78.38 sq mi)
Population
 • Total293,905
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1550[2]
Area code06925[3]
Websitesreenagar.munshiganj.gov.bd

Sreenagar (Bengali: শ্রীনগর) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[4] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Division of Dhaka

Geography

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Sreenagar is located at 23°32′10″N 90°17′30″E / 23.5361°N 90.2917°E / 23.5361; 90.2917. It has 57,111 households and total area 203.00 km2.

Demographics

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Religions in Sreenagar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
90.32%
Hinduism
9.64%
Other or not stated
0.04%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]

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.[8]

Administration

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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.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Munshiganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-282-5.
  6. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Munshiganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.