Sherpur District

Sherpur
—  District  —
Location of Sherpur in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
Area
 • Total 1,363.76 km2 (526.6 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 1,246,511
 • Density 914/km2 (2,367.3/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 • Total 32.4%
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
 • Summer (DST) BDST (UTC+7)
Website Banglapedia Article

Sherpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Sherpur city is located about 198 km (123.03 mi) north of Dhaka which is the capital of the country.

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Subdivisions

There are 5 upazilas under this district, namely:

  1. Jhenaigati Upazila
  2. Nakla Upazila
  3. Nalitabari Upazila
  4. Sherpur Sadar Upazila
  5. Sreebardi Upazila

Religion

Religion in Sherpur District
Religion Percent
Islam
  
 80%
Hinduism
  
 15.4%
Buddhism
  
 2.6%
Christianity
  
 1%

The district of Sherpur consists 3394 mosques, 474 temples, three Buddhist temples and a church. In this district, major Muslim pilgrims were crowd in many mosques.

See also

Divisions and districts of Bangladesh
Barisal Division
Chittagong Division
Dhaka Division
Khulna Division
Rajshahi Division
Rangpur Division
Sylhet Division