Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila

Lalmonirhat Sadar (লালমনিরহাট সদর) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Its headquarters are in Lalmonirhat.

Geography
Lalmonirhat Sadar is located at 25.9153°N, 89.45°W. It has a total area of 263.83 km2. Teesta River flows inside this upazila.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila had 79,147 households and a population of 333,166. 78,228 (23.48%) were under 10 years of age. Lalmonirhat Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.37%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males. 60,322 (18.11%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat Sadar has a population of 260876. Males constitute are 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131281. Lalmonirhat Sadar has an average literacy rate of 27.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration
Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila is divided into Lalmonirhat Municipality and nine union parishads: Barobari, Gokunda, Harati, Khuniagachh, Kulaghat, Mogolhat, Mohendranagar, Panchagram, and Rajpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 117 mauzas and 173 villages.

Lalmonirhat Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 64 mahallas.

Education
There are 19 colleges in the upazila. They include honors level Lalmonirhat Government College.