Shariatpur

Shariatpur

শরিয়তপুর
Shariatpur শরিয়তপুর
Municipality
	Manasa Temple, Shariatpur
	Shariatpur Shariatpur
	Coordinates: 23°13′N 90°21′E / 23.217°N 90.350°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Shariatpur
Upazila	Shariatpur Sadar
Area
• Total	24.92 km2 (9.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	49,535
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	8000-8002

Shariatpur is a town in Dhaka division in south-central Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Shariatpur District. It is named for Haji Shariatullah, an Islamic revivalist.

Demographics

Religions in Shariatpur (2011)^[1]
Religion			Percent
Islam			90.51%
Hinduism			9.39%
Other or not stated			0.10%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shariatpur Paurashava had 10,908 households and a population of 49,535. 10,720 (21.64%) were under 10 years of age. Shariatpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 62.49%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 972 females per 1000 males.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Community Tables: Shariatpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

[community-1] "Community Tables: Shariatpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

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