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Sherpur Sadar (Sherpur)

Local Gov

The district seat and administrative and market hub of Sherpur on the plain below the Garo Hills, anchoring a small northern border district.

Wealth rank 295/452 (1 = poorest upazila)

Indicators: Meta RWI (HDX); ERA5-Land; MODIS; Sentinel-5P; VIIRS night-lights; GHSL; Hansen v1.11; CHIRPS v2.0. Exposure: GloFAS v2.1, FABDEM, MODIS LST, ACAG PM2.5, WorldPop 2020.

Problems and issues

  1. climate disaster Hill-fed rivers descending from the Garo Hills cause flash flooding in the plains around the town during heavy rainfall. So what: Flash floods disrupt the district hub and damage surrounding farmland. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  2. water No permanent surface water leaves dry-season cultivation reliant on groundwater and hill streams. So what: Groundwater dependence raises dry-season irrigation costs and risk. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. economy As the seat of a district with the cluster's slowest economic-activity growth, the local economy remains shallow and agriculture-dependent. So what: Weak non-farm growth limits jobs and keeps incomes low. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

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