Official Name: | Sreepur |
Native Name: | শ্রীপুর |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Image Caption: | Banglabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park |
Coordinates: | 24°N 90°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Gazipur |
Leader Title1: | MP |
Leader Name1: | Rumana Ali Tushi |
Area Total Km2: | 462.94 |
Population Total: | 492792 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1740 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Leader Party: | Awami League |
Sreepur Upazila also spelled Shreepur Upazila (Bengali: শ্রীপুর উপজেলা|translit=śrīpur upajilā|label=) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]
Sreepur is located at 24.2°N 90.4667°W. It has 122,872 households and total area 462.94 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sreepur Upazila had 122,872 households and a population of 492,792. 103,330 (20.97%) were under 10 years of age. Sreepur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 961 females per 1000 males. 126,249 (25.62%) lived in urban areas.[2] [3]
At the 1991 census Bangladesh census, Sreepur had a population of 320,530, of which 166,988 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. Sreepur had an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Sreepur Upazila is divided into Sreepur Municipality and eight union parishads: Barmi, Gazipur, Gosinga, Kaoraid, Maona, Prahladpur, Rajabari, and Telihati. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 172 villages.
Sreepur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.