Lakshmipur (Bengali: লক্ষ্মীপুর, romanized: Lokkhipur) is a city and headquarter of Lakshmipur District in the Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
Lakshmipur
লক্ষ্মীপুর | |
|---|---|
City and Municipality | |
 Old Town, Lakshmipur | |
  Lakshmipur  Lakshmipur | |
| Coordinates: 22°56′24″N 90°49′59″E / 22.940°N 90.833°E | |
| 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 |
Demographics
editAccording 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- ^ a b c "Community Tables: Lakshmipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lakshimpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
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