Shibpur Upazila Explained

Official Name:Shibpur
Settlement Type:Upazila
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Narsingdi
Population Total:360153
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:217.71
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:24°N 90°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1620[2]
Area Code:0628[3]
Website:Official Website

Shibpur (bn|শিবপুর) is an upazila of Narsingdi District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4]

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.[5] [6]

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.[7]

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

See also

References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 399.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. Book: Bhuiyan, Md. Iftekhar Uddin . 2012 . Shibpur Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shibpur_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Narsingdi . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Narsingdi district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  8. News: Shaheed Asad Day today . New Age . Dhaka . 20 January 2005. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050226172308/http://www.newagebd.com/2005/jan/20/front.html . 26 February 2005 .