Shariatpur Sadar
শরিয়তপুর সদর
Upazila
Manasa Temple, Shariatpur
Manasa Temple, Shariatpur
Location of Shariatpur Sadar
Coordinates: 23°13′N 90°21′E / 23.217°N 90.350°E / 23.217; 90.350
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictShariatpur
Area
[1]
 • Total175.09 km2 (67.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)[2]
 • Total211,259
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
8000-8002
Websitesadar.shariatpur.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Shariatpur Sadar (Bengali: শরিয়তপুর সদর) is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shariatpur Thana was converted into an upazila in 1984.[3] The upazila took its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Shariatpur town, is located.

Geography

Shariatpur Sadar Upazila has a total area of 175.09 square kilometres (67.60 sq mi).[1] It borders Zajira Upazila to the north, Naria and Bhedarganj upazilas to the east, Damudya Upazila to the southeast, and Madaripur District to the south and west.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 145—    
1991 161+11.0%
2001 199+23.6%
2011 210+5.5%
2022 240+14.3%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1]
Religions in Shariatpur Sadar upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 94.70%
Hinduism
 
 5.27%
Other or not stated
 
 0.03%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shariatpur Sadar Upazila had had 45,883 households and a population of 210,259. 49,738 (23.67%) were under 10 years of age. Shariatpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 50.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1019 females per 1000 males. 49,535 (23.76%) lived in urban areas.[1][2]

Administration

Shariatpur (former name Palong) Thana was turned into an upazila in 1984.[3]

The upazila is divided into Shariatpur Municipality and 11 union parishads: Angaria, Binodpur, Chandrapur, Chikandi, Chitalia, Domsar, Mahmudpur, Palong, Rudrakar, Shaul Para, and Tulasar. The union parishads are subdivided into 105 mauzas and 152 villages.

Shariatpur Municipality was established in 1990.[3] It is subdivided into 9 wards and 27 mahallas.[1]

Education

There are three colleges in the upazila. They include Shariatpur Government College.[1]

According to Banglapedia, Palong Tulasar Gurudas Government High School is a notable secondary school in the upazila.[3]

The Madrasa education system here includes one Fazil Madrasa.[4]

There is a private university in this district named Z. H. Sikder University of Science and Technology http://www.zhsust.edu.bd/ in Bhedorgonj upazila. One newly established private medical college is also in this area named Monowara Sikder Medical College and Hospital http://sikderhospital.com/

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Shariatpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. 1 2 "Community Tables: Shariatpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Motiur Rahman (2012). "Shariatpur Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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