Shariatpur
title: "Shariatpur" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-in-bangladesh", "populated-places-in-shariatpur-district"] topic_path: "general/towns-in-bangladesh" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shariatpur" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Shariatpur |
| native_name | শরিয়তপুর |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Manasha Temple, Shariatpur (back view).jpg |
| image_caption | Manasa Temple, Shariatpur |
| pushpin_map | Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bangladesh |
| subdivision_type1 | Division |
| subdivision_name1 | Dhaka |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Shariatpur |
| subdivision_type3 | Upazila |
| subdivision_name3 | Shariatpur Sadar |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 24.92 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 49535 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | BST |
| utc_offset | +6 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 8000-8002 |
| :: |
| official_name = Shariatpur | native_name = শরিয়তপুর | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Manasha Temple, Shariatpur (back view).jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Manasa Temple, Shariatpur | pushpin_map = Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Bangladesh | subdivision_type1 = Division | subdivision_name1 = Dhaka | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Shariatpur | subdivision_type3 = Upazila | subdivision_name3 = Shariatpur Sadar | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 24.92 | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 49535 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | timezone = BST | utc_offset = +6 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 8000-8002 | website = | footnotes =
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
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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.
References
References
- (2011). "Community Tables: Shariatpur district". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
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