Sherpur District

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Sherpur
শেরপুর
District
Coordinates: 25°00′N 90°00′E / 25.00°N 90.00°E / 25.00; 90.00Coordinates: 25°00′N 90°00′E / 25.00°N 90.00°E / 25.00; 90.00
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
Area
 • Total 1,363.76 km2 (526.55 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 1,246,511
 • Density 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 • Total 32.4%
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
 • Summer (DST) BDST (UTC+7)
Postal code 2100
Website Banglapedia Article

Sherpur (Bengali: শেরপুর জেলা, Sherpur Jela also Sherpur Zila) 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.

Subdivisions

There are 5 upazilas (sub-district) under this district, namely:

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

Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Abdul Halim

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Mohammad Zakir Hossain judicial service

Transportation

  • Roads & Highway:
  • Rural communications:

Religion

Religion in Sherpur District
Religion Percent
Islam
  
 80%
Hinduism
  
 15.5%
Buddhism
  
 2.5%
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.

Media

Print media:

  • Prothom Alo (National)
  • The Daily Kaler kantho (National)
  • Daily Samakal (National)

Telecommunications:

  • Airtel, BTCL, Teletalk, Grameen Phone, Bangla Link, Robi.

Satellite Television:

See also

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

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