Lakshmipur

City in Lakshmipur District, Chittagong Division

This article is about the City. For the district, see Lakshmipur District.

For other uses, see Lakshmipur (disambiguation).

City and Municipality in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Lakshmipur

লক্ষ্মীপুর

City and Municipality

Old Town, Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur

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Coordinates: 22°56′24″N 90°49′59″E﻿ / ﻿22.940°N 90.833°E﻿ / 22.940; 90.833
Country|  Bangladesh
Division| Chittagong
District| Lakshmipur
Upazila| Lakshmipur Sadar
Government

• Type| Mayor–Council
• Body| Lakshmipur Municipal Corporation
Area

• Total| 19.42 km2 (7.50 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[1]

• Total| 83,112
• Density| 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
• Ethnicities

| Bengalis
Time zone| UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
National Dialing Code| +880

Lakshmipur (Bengali: লক্ষ্মীপুর, romanized: Lokkhipur) is a city and headquarter of Lakshmipur District in the Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.

## Demographics[edit]

Religions in Lakshmipur (2011)[1]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 91.32%
Hinduism |

| 8.54%
Other or not stated |

| 0.14%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lakshmipur had 17,009 households and a population of 83,112. 18,345 (22.07%) were under 10 years of age. Lakshmipur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 63.9%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 971 females per 1000 males.[1][2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Community Tables: Lakshmipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
2. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lakshimpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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Lakshmipur District

Capital: Lakshmipur

Upazilas|

* Kamalnagar
* Lakshmipur Sadar
* Raipur
* Ramganj
* Ramgati

Constituencies|

* Lakshmipur-1
* Lakshmipur-2
* Lakshmipur-3
* Lakshmipur-4

Attractions and sites|

* Lakshmipur Stadium

History|

* Shamsher Gazi
* Noakhali riots
* October 2005 court bombing

Inhabited areas|

* Asharkota
* Charshahi
* Keroa Union
* Moju Chowdhury Hat

Rivers and transport|

* Dakatia River
* Meghna River
* Rahmat Khali Canal

Educational institutions|

* Lakshmipur Science and Technology University
* Lakshmipur Government College
* Adarsha Samad Government High School
* Lakshmipur Polytechnic Institute
* Charshahi High School
* Khaguria High School
* Shyamoli Ideal Polytechnic Institute

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