Sreepur Upazila, Magura

Sreepur
শ্রীপুর (মাগুরা)
Upazila
Sreepur

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°36′N 89°23.3′E / 23.600°N 89.3883°E / 23.600; 89.3883Coordinates: 23°36′N 89°23.3′E / 23.600°N 89.3883°E / 23.600; 89.3883
Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Magura District
Area
  Total 179.18 km2 (69.18 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 144,471
  Density 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Sreepur

Sreepur (Bengali: শ্রীপুর (মাগুরা)) is an Upazila of Magura District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Sreepur is located at 23°36′00″N 89°23′15″E / 23.6000°N 89.3875°E / 23.6000; 89.3875 . It has 23,835 households and a total area of 179.18 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sreepur had a population of 144,471, of whom 72,766 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 51% of the population, and females 49%. Sreepur had an average literacy rate of 30.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2] Poet Farrukh Ahmed (1918–1974), Kazi Qader Nawaz and Abu Saleh were born in this Upazila.

Administration

Sreepur (Town) consists of two mouzas. The area of the town is 3.11 km2. It has a population of 4152; male 51.13%, female 48.87%; population density per km2 is 1335. Literacy rate among the town people is 42.4%.

Administration Sreepur thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of eight union parishads, 83 mouzas and 162 villages.

Barishat is the biggest village in not only Sripur but also Magura district. People of multi classes live here. Maximum occupation can be found here. The Eidgaon of Barishat is also the biggest of Magura district.

Education

Rate of literacy is about 86%. Number of Colleges:8; Number of High Schools:25; Number of Primary schools: more than 100. Best Colleges: Sreepur Degree College, Dwariapur Shommilony College, Nakol Shommilony Degree College, Kamlapur GK Ideal Degree College,

Best High Schools: Sreepur M.C. Pilot Secondary School, Radhanagor High School, Shomiloni High School, Nakol Raicharan High School, Tikerbila High School, Doran Nagor high School and Langolbandh High School, Nobogram High School.Chair MoheshPur Secondary School, Barishat High School

See also

References

  1. Md. Mohebbullah (2012), "Sreepur Upazila (Magura District)", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, 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.
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