Meherpur is a city and municipality in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of

Meherpur District Meherpur District () is a northwestern district of Khulna Division in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by West Bengal, India in the west, and by the Bangladeshi districts of Kushtia and Chuadanga to the east. Pre-independence Meherpur was ...

. It is situated along the Bhairab River.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Meherpur city had a population of 47,133 and a literacy rate of 85.15%. According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Meherpur city had 10,418 households and a population of 43,133. 7,393 (17.14%) were under 10 years of age. Meherpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.32%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males.

References

{{Khulna-geo-stub Populated places in Khulna Division Towns in Bangladesh Meherpur Sadar Upazila