Sreebardi Upazila


Sreebardi is an upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Sreebardi is located at. It has 65,892 households and total area 248.25 km2. It is bounded by Meghalaya state of India on the north, Sherpur sadar upazila on the south, Jhenaigati upazila on the east, Bakshiganj and Islampur upazila on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Sreebardi Upazila had 74,352 households and a population of 279,142. 10.21% of the population were under 5 years of age. Sreebardi had a literacy rate of 61.03%: 63.65% for males and 58.59% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.21 males for 100 females. 42,609 lived in urban areas. The ethnic population is 1,484, of which 1,100 were Garo.

Administration

Sreebardi Thana, now an upazila, was formed on 31 March 1918. Sreebardi Municipality was formed in 24 September 2004.
The Upazila is divided into Sreebardi Municipality and ten union parishads: Bhelua, Garjaripa, Gosaipur, Kakilakura, Kharia Kazirchar, Kurikahonia, Ranishimul, Singabaruna, Sreebordi, and Tatihati. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 142 villages.
Sreebardi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.

Notable people