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| name               = Meherpur
| native_name        = মেহেরপুর
| native_name_lang   = bn
| settlement_type    = [[Town]] and [[Paurashava|Municipality]]
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| pushpin_map        = Bangladesh Khulna division#Bangladesh
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Khulna Division|Khulna]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Meherpur District|Meherpur]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Upazilas of Bangladesh|Upazila]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Meherpur Sadar Upazila|Meherpur Sadar]]
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| government_type    = [[Paurashava|Municipality]]
| governing_body     = Meherpur Paurashava
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| leader_title       = Paura Mayor
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| population_total   = 47133
| population_as_of   = [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022]]
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'''Meherpur''' is a city and municipality in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of [[Meherpur District]]. It is situated along the [[Bhairab River]].
==Demographics==
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|title=Religions in Meherpur (2011)<ref name="census2011"/>
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{{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]]|green|94.73}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]]|darkorange|5.04}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.22}}
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According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022 Bangladesh census]], Meherpur city had a population of 47,133 and a literacy rate of 85.15%.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2023-11-20-05-20-e6676a7993679bfd72a663e39ef0cca7.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report |date= |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |year=November 2023 |isbn= |volume=1 |pages=}}</ref>{{rp||pages=388-394}}
According to the [[2011 Bangladeshi census|2011 Bangladesh census]], Meherpur city had 10,418 households and a population of 43,133. 7,393 (17.14%) were under 10 years of age. Meherpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.32%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series) |url=https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/47856ad0-7e1c-4aab-bd78-892733bc06eb/- |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
==References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Khulna-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Populated places in Khulna Division]]
[[Category:Towns in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Meherpur Sadar Upazila]]