Sherpur Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.6667° N 89.4167° E

Sherpur Upazila
Sherpur
Division_name  - District	Rajshahi Division  - Bogra District
Coordinates	24.6667° N 89.4167° E
Area	296.27 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	229005  - 773/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Sherpur

Sherpur (Bengali: শেরপুর) is an Upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Sherpur is located at 24.6667° N 89.4167° E . It has 45258 units of house hold and total area 296.27 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Sherpur has a population of 229005. Males constitute are 50.89% of the population, and females 49.11%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122513. Sherpur has an average literacy rate of 23.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Sherpur has 12 Unions/Wards, 240 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 313 vilages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.