Sherpur

Sherpur is a northern district of Mymensingh Division known for borderland hills, forests, agriculture, and Garo-influenced cultural zones. Sherpur town is the district headquarters and the main administrative center.

Sherpur emerged from the larger Mymensingh region and developed through agrarian settlement, frontier connectivity, and cultural interaction along the northern border belt.

Location: north-central Bangladesh along the Indian border. Forested areas, river plains, and border-adjacent upland edges shape the district.

Headquarters: Sherpur

Subdivisions: 5 upazilas

Current upazilas in this database are linked separately through the upazilas table.

Sherpur is predominantly Bengali-speaking and majority Muslim, with Garo, Hindu, and other minority communities also present in several upazilas.

The district supports schools, colleges, madrasas, and local institutions serving both plainland and border-adjacent communities.

Economy and culture: agriculture, forestry-linked livelihoods, local trade, tourism in hill-edge recreation zones, and indigenous cultural influence shape Sherpur.