Sherpur District

Sherpur শেরপুর
District
Coordinates: 25.00°N 90.00°ECoordinates: 25.00°N 90.00°E
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.

Contents

• 1 Subdivisions
• 2 Administration
• 3 Transportation
• 4 Religion
• 5 Media
• 6 See also
• 7 Notes

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 [1]
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Mohammad Zakir Hossain [2] 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.

Satellite Television:

• Dish TV, TATA Sky.