Sreebardi () is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...
of
Sherpur District
Sherpur District () is a district in northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Mymensingh Division. Sherpur District was a sub-division of Jamalpur District before 1984. It was upgraded to a district on February 22, 1984 under Hussain Muhammad Ershad's ...
in the Division of
Mymensingh
Mymensingh () is a metropolis, metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
.
Geography
Sreebardi is located at . It has 65,892 households and total area 248.25 km
2. It is bounded by
Meghalaya
Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...
state of India on the north,
Sherpur sadar upazila on the south,
Jhenaigati upazila
Jhenaigati () is an upazila of Sherpur District under the division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Geography
Jhenaigati is located at . It has 30,113 households and a total area of 231 km2. The upazila is bounded by the Meghalaya State of India on th ...
on the east,
Bakshiganj and
Islampur upazila
Islampur () is the most sparsely populated upazila of Jamalpur District, it is located in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Islampur is located at . It lies between the Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers. Islampur has 74,963 households and to ...
on the west.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of Bangladesh
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 r ...
, Sreebardi Upazila had 65,892 households and a population of 259,648. 67,575 (26.03%) were under 10 years of age. Sreebardi has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 34.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1014 females per 1000 males. 24,169 (9.31%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 2,117 (0.82%), half of whom are
Garo
Garo may refer to:
People and languages
* Garo people, a tribal people in India
** Garo language, the language spoken by the Garo tribe
Places
* Kingdom of Garo, a former kingdom in southern Ethiopia
* Garo, Colorado
* Garo Hills, part of the ...
.
According to the
2001 Bangladesh census
In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...
, Sreebardi had a population of 242320; males constituted 125039, females 117281; Muslim 237863, Hindu 3283, Christian 1141 and others 33.
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and a ...
, the upazila had a population of 228194. Males constituted 50.88% of the population, and females 49.12%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 109693. Sreebardi had an average literacy rate of 18.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Sreebardi Thana, now an upazila, was formed on 31 March 1918. Sreebardi Municipality was formed in 24 September 2004.
The Upazila is divided into Sreebardi Municipality and ten
union parishad
Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...
s: Bhelua, Garjaripa, Gosaipur, Kakilakura, Kharia Kazirchar, Kurikahonia, Ranishimul, Singabaruna, Sreebordi, and Tatihati. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 142 villages.
Sreebardi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20
mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
...
s.
Notable people
*
Majlis Khan Humayun
Majlis Khan Humayun, also known as Majlis Shah Humayun, was a military commander in service of the Sultanate of Bengal who led the conquest of Garh-Dalipa (renamed to Garh-Jaripa) in present-day Sherpur District, Bangladesh. His military exploi ...
, governor of Garh-Jaripa
See also
*
Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...
References
Upazilas of Sherpur District
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