Lakshmipur District

Lakshmipur (Bengali: লক্ষ্মীপুর, romanized: Lokkhipur), also spelt Laxmipur, with an area of 1455.96 km2, is a district of Bangladesh. It is bordered by Chandpur to the north, Bhola and Noakhali districts to the south, Noakhali to the east, and Barisal and Bhola districts to the west. Lakshmipur was the part of Noakhali until 15 February 1984. The western part of Noakhali was elevated from Lakshmipur subdivision to Lakshmipur district mainly to provide administrative facilities.

This article is about the district. For the city, see Lakshmipur.
For other uses, see Lakshmipur (disambiguation).

Lakshmipur
লক্ষ্মীপুর
District of Bangladesh
Road from Dhaka to Lakshmipur, Tita Khan Jame Masjid, Dam near Moju Chowdhury Hat, Meghna River at Haidergang Ghat, Sunset at Char Alexander
Expandable map of Lakshmipur District
Coordinates: 22.9500°N 90.8250°E / 22.9500; 90.8250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
Subdivision1979
District15 February 1984 (split from Noakhali)
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Anwar Husayn Akand
Area
 • Total1,440.39 km2 (556.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total1,938,111
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Lakshmipuri, Laxmipuri
Literacy rate
 • Total62.26%[1]
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
3700
HDI (2018)0.596[2]
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Websitewww.lakshmipur.gov.bd

Administration

The district of Lakshmipur consists of 4 municipalities, 58 union parishads, 514 villages, 3539 mosques, 45 temples, and 1 church.[1]

The upazilas under this district are:[3]

Police stations

There are 6 police stations in Lakshmipur.

  1. Lakshmipur Model Thana
  2. Ramganj Thana
  3. Raipur Thana
  4. Ramgati Thana
  5. Kamalnagar Thana
  6. Chandragonj Thana

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1974 966,785—    
1981 1,120,260+2.13%
1991 1,312,337+1.60%
2001 1,489,901+1.28%
2011 1,729,188+1.50%
Sources:[4]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lakshmipur District had a population of 1,729,188, of which 827,780 were males and 901,408 females. Rural population was 1,466,191 (84.79%) while the urban population was 262,997 (15.21%). Lakshmipur district had a literacy rate of 49.40% for the population 7 years and above: 48.94% for males and 49.81% for females.[4]

Religions in Lakshmipur District (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 96.55%
Hindus
 
 3.44%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

As of the 2011 census, 96.55% are Muslims, 3.44% Hindus. The Hindu population has decreased slightly from 63,000 in 1981 to 59,000 in 2011.[4]

A Road to Dhaka from Lakshmipur at dawn

Education
  • Ramgonj Government College
  • Farid Ahmed Bhuiyan Academy, Ramgonj
  • Ziaul Hoque High School and college,Ramgonj
  • Ramgonj Model University College
  • Panpara High School and College,Ramgonj
  • Dalta Model College,Ramgonj
  • Ramgonj pilot’s Girls School
  • Ramgonj High School
  • Ramgonj M.u.government School
  • Ramgonj Residential School and College
  • Batra High School,Ramgonj
  • Paniwala High School,Ramgonj
  • Nagmud Bazar High School,Ramgonj
  • Ramgonj Alia Madrasa
  • Al-Amin Madrasa,Ramgonj
  • Ramgonj Mahammadiya complex Madrasa
  • Lakshmipur Aliya Madrasa, founded in 1872
  • Abirnogor Mahmudia Dakhil Madrasha, founded in 1902
  • Raipur Alia Madrasa, founded in 1886
  • Bhawaniganj Karamatia Senior Madrasa, founded in 1904
  • Mandari ML High School, laxmipur
  • Protapgonj High School, Chandraganj
  • Lakshmipur Government Girl's High School
  • Lakshmipur Government College
  • Lakshmipur Government Women's College
  • Lakshmipur Adarsha Samad Government High School
  • Charshahi Islamia Alim Madrasa, founded in 1920.
  • Toomchar Islamia Kamil Madrasah, Sadar
  • Dalal Bazar N.k. high school, Dalal Bazar
  • Hazir Hat Millat Govt. School

Notable people

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakshmipur District.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Lakshmipur District.
  1. লক্ষ্মীপুর জেলা তথ্য বাতায়নে আপনাকে স্বাগতম (in Bengali). Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Lakshmipur. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. Md. Shajahan (2012). "Lakshmipur District". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lakshmipur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
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