Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila

Lakshmipur or Laxmipur Sadar (লক্ষ্মীপুর সদর) is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography
Lakshmipur Sadar is located at 22.95°N, 90.825°W. 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.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.



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.

Transport

 * Moju Chowdhury Hat, transport hub
 * Z1405 Lakshmipur-Ramgoti Road
 * Z1432 Mandari-Dasher Hat- Maijdee Road
 * N809 Lakshmipur-Bhola-Barisal Road
 * Z1422 Lakshmipur-Ramgonj Road
 * R140 Lakshmipur-Noakhali-Chandpur Road

Education

 * Abirnagar Mahmudia Madrasha
 * Avinash Adrsha High School, South Tumchor, Ramgoti
 * Baralia High School, Baralia, Dattapara, Laksmipur
 * Dattapara Ram Raton Bhohumukhi Adorsha High School
 * Palerhat Public High School
 * Bangakhan High School
 * Birahimpur High School
 * Bhabanigonj College
 * Bhabanigonj M.L. High School
 * Bijoy Nagar High School
 * Charshahi High School
 * Charshahi Islamia Alim Madrasa
 * Dalal Bazar Degree College
 * Dalal Bazar Fatema Girls High School
 * Dalal Bazar N.K High School
 * Dattapara Degree College
 * Dighali High School
 * Hazir Hat Millat AcademiAcademi
 * Gopalpur Dharika High School
 * Janata Degree college
 * Khaguria High School
 * Lakshmipur Adarsha Samad Government High School
 * Lakshmipur Collegiate High School
 * Lakshmipur Government College
 * Lakshmipur Government Girl's High School
 * Lakshmipur Government Women College
 * Lakshmipur Private Polytechnic Institute
 * Mandari Bohumukhi High School
 * Munshirhat S M High School
 * Nurullapur H. K. Islamia Dakhil Madrasa
 * Nurullapur Anzuman Ara High School
 * Pal Para D M High School
 * Panpara High School, Ramgonj
 * Principle Kazi Faruki School & College
 * Protap Gonj High School, Chandragonj, Lakshmipur
 * Radhapur High School
 * Rampur High School
 * Rawshan Jahan Eastern Medical College & Hospital, South Maguri, Dattapara
 * Rupa Chara Sofi Ullah High School
 * Titer kandi Bhuyanerhat Fazil Madrasha
 * Dattapara Girls' High School
 * Poura Shahid Smrity Academy High School. Shahapur 1 No Word, Lakshmipur Poura Shova

Religious institutions
Mosques 731, temples 3, churches 1, dargahs 1, tombs 3. Noted religious institutions:
 * Shahapur Yousuf Munshi Jameh Masjid, 1 No word Lakshmipur poura shova.
 * Majupur Matka Mosque,
 * South Shanki Bhanga Jameh Masjid,
 * Tita Khan Mosque, Syedpur Jami Mosque,
 * Madhu Banu Mosque,
 * Shree Shree Govinda Mahaprovu Jeu Akhra,
 * Joseph Church,
 * Lakshmi Narayan Baishnab Math.
 * Dattapara Kalimata Debottor Mohongonj Asrom
 * Sree Sree Sottonarayon Seba Mondir, Bottoli Bordhon Bari
 * Sree Sree Sottonarayon Seba Mondir, Chowdhury Bari,Dattapara

NGO

 * BRAC
 * ASA
 * COAST, Lakshmipur
 * VOICE
 * Nobodut Songo
 * SHDO
 * CWDA
 * SWDA
 * TWSDA
 * SURGE
 * FRIENDSHIP
 * SOPIRET
 * Rhythm Bangladesh
 * Shakti Foundation For Disadvantaged Women
 * Young Power In Social Action(YPSA)

Online newspaper

 * দৈনিক নবদর্পন (2023) Founder: Mohammad Badrul Alam
 * www.lakshmipur24.com (2012)
 * www.raipurnews24.com (2016)

Daily

 * Lakshmipur Kantha (1995)
 * Al-Chist (1995)
 * Malancha
 * Rob

Weekly

 * Natun Samaj (Natun Desh, 1973)
 * Elan (1982)
 * Natun Path (1987)
 * Damama (1992)
 * Bortoman Laxmipur (2012)

Monthly

 * Lakshmipur Barta (1989)
 * Bangla Awaj (2000)
 * Unnoyan Barta (2012) NGO Based

Defunct newspapers and periodicals

 * Mukti Bani (1928)
 * Weekly Ganamukh (1973)
 * Chetana (1969)
 * Weekly Ananda Akash (1995)
 * Prachchhad (1984)
 * Chhayapath
 * Kabita Barta