Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila

Lalmonirhat Sadar
লালমনিরহাট সদর
Upazila
Lalmonirhat Sadar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°54.9′N 89°27′E / 25.9150°N 89.450°E / 25.9150; 89.450Coordinates: 25°54.9′N 89°27′E / 25.9150°N 89.450°E / 25.9150; 89.450
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Lalmonirhat District
Area
 • Total 259.54 km2 (100.21 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 333,166[1]
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Lalmonirhat Sadar

Lalmonirhat Sadar (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট সদর) is an Upazila of Lalmonirhat District[2] 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 / 25.9153; 89.4500. It has 49935 households and total area 259.54 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat Sadar has a population of 260876. Males constitute 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.[3]

Administration

Lalmonirhat Sadar has 12 Unions/Wards, 167 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 147 villages.

Education

There are 19 colleges in the upazila. They include honors level Lalmonirhat Government College.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lalmonirhat (District (Zila), Bangladesh) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
  2. 1 2 Tanzimul Nayan (2012). "Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ↑ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.


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