Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila
Lalmonirhat Sadar
লালমনিরহাট সদর | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Lalmonirhat Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°54.9′N 89°27′E / 25.9150°N 89.450°ECoordinates: 25°54.9′N 89°27′E / 25.9150°N 89.450°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Lalmonirhat District |
Area | |
• Total | 259.54 km2 (100.21 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 333,166 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Lalmonirhat Sadar |
Lalmonirhat Sadar (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট সদর) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography[]
Lalmonirhat Sadar is located at 25°54′55″N 89°27′00″E / 25.9153°N 89.4500°E. It has a total area of 259.54 km2. Teesta River flows inside this upazila.
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
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1981 | 212 | — |
1991 | 261 | +23.1% |
2001 | 289 | +10.7% |
2011 | 333 | +15.2% |
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2] |
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila had 79,147 households and a population of 333,166, 18.1% of whom lived in urban areas. 10.5% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 47.5%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[3][4]
Administration[]
Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila is divided into Lalmonirhat Municipality and nine union parishads: Barobari, Gokunda, Harati, Khuniagachh, Kulaghat, Mogolhat, Mohendranagar, Panchagram, and Rajpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 117 mauzas and 173 villages.[2]
Lalmonirhat Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 64 mahallas.[2]
Education[]
There are 19 colleges in the upazila. They include honors level Lalmonirhat Government College.[1][5]
See also[]
- Lalmonirhat Junction
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ a b Tanzimul Nayan (2012). "Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c "District Statistics 2011: Lalmonirhat" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Community Report: Lalmonirhat" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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