Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila

Lalmonirhat Sadar

লালমনিরহাট সদর
Lalmonirhat Sadar লালমনিরহাট সদর
Upazila
	Majader Ara, possibly the oldest mosque in South Asia
	Coordinates: 25°54.9′N 89°27′E / 25.9150°N 89.450°E / 25.9150; 89.450
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Lalmonirhat
Headquarters	Lalmonirhat
Area
• Total	263.83 km2 (101.87 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. Its headquarters are in Lalmonirhat.

Geography

Lalmonirhat Sadar is located at 25°54′55″N 89°27′00″E / 25.9153°N 89.4500°E / 25.9153; 89.4500. It has a total area of 263.83 km². Teesta River flows inside this upazila.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	212	—
1991	261	+23.1%
2001	289	+10.7%
2011	333	+15.2%
2022	373	+12.0%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics^[2]

Religions in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Islam			84.82%
Hinduism			15.00%
Other or not stated			0.18%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila had 79,147 households and a population of 333,166. 78,228 (23.48%) were under 10 years of age. Lalmonirhat Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.37%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males. 60,322 (18.11%) lived in urban areas.^[2]^[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat Sadar has a population of 260876. Males constitute are 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131281. Lalmonirhat Sadar has an average literacy rate of 27.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[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]

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 d e "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lalmonirhat" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Lalmonirhat district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
^ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

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[Banglapedia-1] 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.

[census2011-2] "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lalmonirhat" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[community-3] "Community Tables: Lalmonirhat district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

[census-4] "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

[5] "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.