Meherpur Sadar is an Upazila of Meherpur District

Meherpur District

Meherpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh which is also the smallest district of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. Before 1984, it was a part of Kushtia district. Meherpur is a historical district in Bangladesh because of the fact that the Proclamation of Independence was...

 in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Meherpur Sadar is located at 23.7750°N 88.6417°E . It has 49043 units of house hold and total area 374.1 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Meherpur Sadar has a population of 262779. Males constitute are 51.2% of the population, and females 48.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 140387. Meherpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 24.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.