Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila

Lalmonirhat Sadar (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট সদর) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Lalmonirhat Sadar
লালমনিরহাট সদর
Upazila
Lalmonirhat Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Lalmonirhat Sadar
Lalmonirhat Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°54.9′N 89°27′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictLalmonirhat District
Area
 • Total259.54 km2 (100.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total333,166
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Lalmonirhat Sadar

Geography

Lalmonirhat Sadar is located at 25.9153°N 89.4500°E / 25.9153; 89.4500. It has a total area of 259.54 km2. Teesta River flows inside this upazila.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
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
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are 19 colleges in the upazila. They include honors level Lalmonirhat Government College.[1][5]

See also

References
  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.
  2. "District Statistics 2011: Lalmonirhat" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. "Community Report: Lalmonirhat" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.


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