Shibpur Upazila


Shibpur is an Upazila of Narsingdi District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Shibpur is located at. It has 44365 households and total area 206.89 km².

Demographics

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.

Administrative

Shibpur has 9 Unions/Wards, 125 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 196 villages.
Name of Union of Shibpur.
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 northern most 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.

Educational Institute of Shibpur