Lalmonirhat

Lalmonirhat (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট) is a town and district headquarters of Lalmonirhat District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Lalmonirhat লালমনিরহাট
Town and Municipality
Lalmonirhat Location in Rangpur division Show map of Rangpur division Lalmonirhat Location in Bangladesh Show map of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°55′N 89°27′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Lalmonirhat District
Upazila	Lalmonirhat Sadar
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Lalmonirhat Municipality [1]
• Paura Mayor	Md Rezaul Karim Swapan [2]
Area
• Total	17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	60,322 [3]
Time zone	UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
National Dialing Code	+880

Demographics

Religions in Lalmonirhat (2011)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			86.17%
Hinduism			13.40%
Christianity			0.43%

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat city had a population of 67,131 and a literacy rate of 80.59%.^{[5]: 388–394}

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat city had 13,897 households and a population of 60,322. 11,792 (19.55%) were under 10 years of age. Lalmonirhat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.98%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males.^[4]

References

1. "Lalmonirhat town's civic body at a glance". Retrieved 2019-09-11.
2. "Mayor of Lalmonirhat town's civic body". Retrieved 2019-09-11.
3. "Area and population of Lalmonirhat town". Retrieved 2019-09-12.
4. "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.