Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila
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| official_name = Lakshmipur / Laxmipur
| native_name = লক্ষ্মীপুর সদর
| settlement_type = Upazila
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| image_caption = Tita Khan Jame Masjid
| image_map = Lakshmipur Sadar in Chattogram division (Bangladesh).svg
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Division
| subdivision_name1 = Chittagong
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Lakshmipur
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = Lakshmipur
| population_total = 814847
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2023-11-20-05-20-e6676a7993679bfd72a663e39ef0cca7.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |date=November 2023 |isbn= |volume=1 |pages=397}}
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| area_total_km2 = 480.35
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| timezone = BST
| utc_offset = +6
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code = 0381{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930043745/http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/lakshmipur/LakshmipurSadar.gif Official Map of Lakshmipur Sadar]
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Lakshmipur or Laxmipur Sadar ({{langx|bn|লক্ষ্মীপুর সদর}}) is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Lakshmipur Sadar is located at {{coord|22.9500|N|90.8250|E|}}. It has a total area of 514.78 km2. Most of the land in Lakshmipur district is river bed or isles sedimented from the river or the Bay of Bengal, the names of different areas of the district are named adding suffixes like ‘Chor’, ‘Dee’, ‘Di’, ‘Dia’- meaning river bed.{{Cite web|title=Beauty of Lakshmipur|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/335133/Beauty-of-Lakshmipur/2018-09-11|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Daily Sun|language=en}}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
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|1981 |489
|1991 |525
|2001 |575
|2011 |684
|2022 |815
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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila had 144,228 households and a population of 684,425. 172,979 (25.27%) were under 10 years of age. Lakshmipur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.9%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1104 females per 1000 males. 86,286 (12.61%) lived in urban areas.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Lakshmipur district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Lakshmipur.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd}}{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lakshimpur |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Lakshmipur.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}
File:Nazrul at Krihnagar (1927Eng. 1334Bang.) — in Bangladesh..jpg visited Lakshmipur Sadar in 1927.{{Cite Banglapedia|last=Mahmud|first=Nazimuddin|article=Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila}}
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Administration
Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila is divided into Lakshmipur Municipality and 19 union parishads: Bangakha, Basikpur, Bhabaniganj, Chandraganj, Char Ruhita, Charramani Mohan, Charshahi, Dakshin Hamchadi, Dalal Bazar, Datta Para, Dighali, Hajir Para, Kushakhali, Laharkandi, Mandari, Parbati Nagar, Shak Char, Uttar Hamchadi, and Uttar Joypur. The union parishads are subdivided into 226 mauzas and 258 villages.
Lakshmipur Municipality was established in 1976. It is subdivided into 12 wards and 22 mahallas.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Laxmipur.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Lakshmipur |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184948/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Laxmipur.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014}}
Transport
- Moju Chowdhury Hat, transport hub
Education
See also
References
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{{Lakshmipur District}}
{{Upazilas of Chittagong Division}}