Shibpur is an upazila of Narsingdi District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Shibpur is located at 24.375°N, 90.7375°W. It has 65,094 households and total area 217.71 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Shibpur Upazila had 65,094 households and a population of 303,813. 71,943 (23.68%) were under 10 years of age. Shibpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 55.73%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1047 females per 1000 males. 26,504 (8.72%) lived in urban areas. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shibpur has a population of 237246. Males constitute 50.77% of the population, and females 49.23%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117487. Shibpur has an average literacy rate of 32.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Economy

Shibpur is a densely industrial area, and is home to many textile mills. Narsingdi gas field is located in the Shibpur upazila under Narsingdi district adjacent to the Dhaka-Sylhet highway about 45 km away of northernmost east direction from capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. This field was discovered by Petrobangla in 1990. Total recoverable gas reserves of this field re-estimated by Hydrocarbon Unit is 215 billion cubic feet (6.1×109 m3). Commercial gas production was started in 1996 and till 31 August 2006 total 66.304 billion cubic feet (1.8775×109 m3) or 30.84 percent of gas reserves has been recovered.

Administration

Shibpur Upazila is divided into Shibpur Municipality and nine union parishads: Ayubpur, Baghabo, Chakradha, Dulalpur, Joshar, Joynagar, Masimpur, Putia, and Sadharchar. The union parishads are subdivided into 115 mauzas and 194 villages. Shibpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.

Education

Notable residents