Sreepur Upazila also spelled Shreepur Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.

Geography

Sreepur is located at 24.2°N, 90.4667°W. It has 122,872 households and total area 462.94 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Sreepur Upazila had 122,872 households and a population of 492,792. 103,330 (20.97%) were under 10 years of age. Sreepur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 961 females per 1000 males. 126,249 (25.62%) lived in urban areas. At the 1991 census Bangladesh census, Sreepur had a population of 320,530, of which 166,988 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. Sreepur had an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Sreepur Upazila is divided into Sreepur Municipality and eight union parishads: Barmi, Gazipur, Gosinga, Kaoraid, Maona, Prahladpur, Rajabari, and Telihati. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 172 villages. Sreepur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.