Education Shariatpur District

 Education Shariatpur District

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 takes 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, Nariaand Bhedarganj upazilas to the east, Damudya Upazila to the southeast, and Madaripur District to the south and west.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	145	—
1991	161	+11.0%
2001	199	+23.6%
2011	210	+5.5%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shariatpur Sadar Upazila had 45,883 households and a population of 210,259, 23.6% of whom lived in urban areas.[2] 10.5% of the population was under the age of 5.[4] The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 51.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[5][6]

Administration

Shariatpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Shariatpur Municipality and 11 union parishads: Angaria, Binodpur, Chandrapur, Chikandi, Chitalia, Domsar, Mohammadpur, 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

See also: Education in Bangladesh

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

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

The madrasa education system includes one fazil madrasa.[7]

See also

Upazilas of Bangladesh

Districts of Bangladesh

Divisions of Bangladesh