Shibpur Upazila


Shibpur is an upazila of Narsingdi District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
WWW shibpur.narsingdi.gov.bd

Geography

Shibpur is located at. It has 65,094 households and total area 217.71 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Shibpur Upazila had 86,829 households and a population of 360,153. 9.94% of the population were under 5 years of age. Shibpur had a literacy rate of 76.96%: 78.16% for males and 75.84% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.77 males for every 100 females. 41,533 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Shibpur Upazila had 65,094 households and a population of 303,813. 71,943 were under 10 years of age. Shibpur had a literacy rate of 55.73%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1047 females per 1000 males. 26,504 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%, 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. Commercial gas production was started in 1996 and till 31 August 2006 total 66.304 billion cubic feet 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