Raipur Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.0333° N 90.7750° E

Raipur Upazila
Raipur
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Lakshmipur District
Coordinates	23.0333° N 90.7750° E
Area	201.32 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	213573  - 1061/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Raipur

Raipur (Bengali: রায়পুর) is an Upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Raipur is located at 23.0333° N 90.7750° E . It has 40618 units of house hold and total area 201.32 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Raipur has a population of 213573. Males constitute are 51% of the population, and females 49%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 100491. Raipur has an average literacy rate of 34.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Raipur has 7 Unions/Wards, 49 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 82 villages. Raipur has also the biggest Hatchery (Fishery)of the Asia.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.