Sreepur Upazila, Magura
| Sreepur শ্রীপুর (মাগুরা) |
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 Sreepur
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| Coordinates: 23°36′N 89°23.3′E / 23.6°N 89.3883°ECoordinates: 23°36′N 89°23.3′E / 23.6°N 89.3883°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Magura District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 179.18 km2 (69.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 144,471 |
| • Density | 806/km2 (2,087.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Sreepur |
Sreepur (Bengali: শ্রীপুর (মাগুরা)) is an Upazila of Magura District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Sreepur is located at 23°36′00″N 89°23′15″E / 23.6000°N 89.3875°E . It has 23835 units of house hold and total area 179.18 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sreepur has a population of 144471. Males constitute are 51% of the population, and females 49%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72766. Sreepur has an average literacy rate of 30.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1] Poet Farrukh Ahmed (1918-1974), Kazi Qader Nawaz, Abu Saleh borned in this Upazila.
[edit] Administrative
Sreepur (Town) consists of two mouzas. The area of the town is 3.11 sq km. It has a population of 4152; male 51.13%, female 48.87%; population density per sq km is 1335. Literacy rate among the town people is 42.4%.
Administration Sreepur thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of eight union parishads, 83 mouzas and 162 villages.
Barishat is the biggest village in not only Sripur but also Magura district. People of multi classes live here. Maximum occupation can be found here. The Eidgaon of Barishat is also the biggest of Magura district.
[edit] Education
Rate of literacy is about 86%. Number of Colleges:8 Number of High Schools:25 Number of Primary schools: more than 100 Best College: Sripur Degree College, Dwariapur Shommilony College, Nakol Shommilony Degree College, G K Ideal degree College
Best High Schools: Sripur M.C pilot High School, Radhanagor High School, Shomiloni High School, Nakol Raicharan High School, Tikerbila High School and Langolbandh High School
[edit] Other information
Population 144471; male 51.01%, female 48.99%; Muslim 76.29%, Hindu 23.42%, Christian 0.09%, Buddhist 0.04% and others 0.16%.
Religious institutions Mosque 115, temple 20, tomb 1, most noted of which are Upazila Jami Mosque,Darwiapur Jami Mpsque, Tupipara Jami Mosqre, tomb of Hazrat Pir Karim Shah (Sabdalpur), Vedanta Math and Mission (Hazratala), Kali Mandir (Baralidaha),Ma Kali Mandir (Dariapur),Radha Krishna Mandir(Ghosial), Doran Nagar Sarbojanin Kali Mondir.
Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 32%; male 36.2% and female 27.8%. Educational institutions: college 4, high school 20, junior high school 2, madrasa 14, government primary school 52, non-government primary school 14, KG school 3.
Cultural organisations Club 14, public library 1, cinema hall 4, voluntary organisation 11, VDP club 9, auditorium 1 and cooperative society 94.
Main occupations Agriculture 52.27%, fishing 1.62%, transport 2.44%, agricultural labourer 17.25%, wage labourer 2.07%, industry 1.24%, commerce 10.19%, service 5.95% and others 6.97%.
Land use Total cultivable land 173970.04 hectares, fallow land 3480.08 hectares; single crop land 17.94%, double crop 50% and treble crop land 32.06%; land under irrigation 52%.
Land control Among the peasants, 0.75% are landless, 25% small, 65% intermediate and 9.25% rich; land per head 0.16 hectare.
Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 7500 per 0.01 hectare.
Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed, onion and pulse.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Barley, china, bhura and arahar.
Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, coconut and litchi.
Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 8, fishery 38 and dairy 32.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 71 km, semi pucca 15 km and mud road 612 km; waterways 35 nautical mile.
Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), horse carriage and bullock cart (nearly extinct), boat.
Manufactories Rice mill 22, ice factory 6.
Cottage industries Weaving 273, blacksmith 41, potteries 9.
Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 15, most noted of which are Langalbandha, Khamar Para, sachilrapur, Shreepur, Radhanagar, Nakol; fairs 2 (Charakkhola Mela at Baralidaha and Durga Puja Mela at Madhupur).
Main exports Jute, paddy, banana and jackfruit.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are BCISD,BRAC, asa, Sreejani, Palli Shishu Foundation and Uday.
Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family welfare centre 8.
Personality:Poet kazi Kader Newaz,Poet Abu Saleh,Bir Muktijodha Akber Hossain Mia,Late Joarder Nurul Islam,Kazi Faizur Rahman,Molla Nobuat Ali,Dariapur Pir Kebla,Poet Farruk Ahmed.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
