Sherpur, Bangladesh

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Sherpur
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Sherpur
Location of Sherpur in Myemsingh division
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Sherpur
Location of Sherpur in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°01′16″N90°00′36″E / 25.021°N 90.010°E / 25.021; 90.010
Country Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Division Mymensingh
District Sherpur
Upazila Sherpur Sadar
Government
 • Type Paurashava
 • BodySherpur Paurashava
 •  Mayor Ghulam Muhammad Kibriya Liton (AL)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total123,513
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)

Sherpur is a city in northern Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Sherpur district of Mymensingh Division.

Demographics

Religions in Sherpur (2011) [1]
ReligionPercent
Islam
 
89.66%
Hinduism
 
10.00%
Other or not stated
 
0.34%

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Sherpur city had a population of 123,513 and a literacy rate of 79.21%. [2] : 388–394 

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sherpur city had 22,665 households and a population of 97,979. 20,734 (21.16%) were under 10 years of age. Sherpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.19%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males. Ethnic population was 591 (0.60%). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ↑ Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
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