Lakshmipur

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

For other uses, see Lakshmipur (disambiguation).

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
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Coordinates: 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

Demographics

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

1. "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.