Lalmohan (Bengali: লালমোহন) is an upazila of Bhola District in Barisal, Bangladesh.[4]
Lalmohan
লালমোহন | |
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 Bede people in Lalmohan | |
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| Coordinates: 22°19.3′N 90°44.8′E / 22.3217°N 90.7467°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| District | Bhola District |
| Area | |
• Total | 396.24 km2 (152.99 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 297,692 |
| • Density | 751.29/km2 (1,945.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8330[2] |
| Area code | 04925[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Lalmohan Upazila |
Geography
editLalmohan is located at 22°19′16″N 90°44′50″E / 22.3211°N 90.7472°E. It has a total area of 396.24 km2. The upazila is bounded by Burhanuddin and Tazumuddin upazilas on the north, Char Fasson upazila on the south, Manpura upazila on the east, Dashmina and Bauphal upazilas on the west.[4]
The rivers Tentulia, Betua, and Boalia; Debnath Beel, Gatiar and Bhutar Canals, Shahbazpur Channel are notable water bodies here.[4]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 202 | — |
| 1991 | 252 | +24.8% |
| 2001 | 277 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 284 | +2.5% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lalmohan Upazila had 69,850 households and a population of 297,692. 11.46% of the population were under 5 years of age. Lalmohan had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 64.63%: 65.59% for males and 63.76% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.62 males for every 100 females. 57,165 (19.20%) lived in urban areas.[1]
According to the 2011 census of Bangladesh, Lalmohan Upazila has a population of 283,889 and they are living in 60,988 households. 78,309 (27.58%) were under 10 years of age. Lalmohan has an average literacy rate of 40.00% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,045 females per 1,000 males. 36,066 (12.70%) of the population lives in urban areas.[6]
Administration
editLalmohan, primarily formed as a Thana in 1919, was turned into an upazila in 1983 under Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralization programme.[4]
The Upazila is divided into Lalmohan Municipality and nine union parishads: Badarpur, Charbhuta, Dholigournagar, Farajgonj, Kalma, Lalmohan, Lord Hardinge, Paschim Char Umed and Ramagonj. The union parishads are subdivided into 53 mauzas and 78 villages.[5]
Notable people
edit- M. M. Nazrul Islam, academic and politician
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Bhola (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-250-4.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Lalmohan Upazila". 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 27 May 2026.
- 1 2 "District Statistics 2011: Bhola" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "Community Report: Bhola" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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