Lalpur Upazila
| Lalpur লালপুর | |
|---|---|
| Upazila | |
  Lalpur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°11′N 88°58.5′E / 24.183°N 88.9750°ECoordinates: 24°11′N 88°58.5′E / 24.183°N 88.9750°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Natore District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 327.92 km2 (126.61 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 216,973 |
| • Density | 662/km2 (1,710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Lalpur |
Lalpur (Bengali: লালপুর) is an Upazila of Natore District[1] in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Lalpur is located at 24°11′00″N 88°58′30″E / 24.1833°N 88.9750°E . It has 39,448 households and total area 327.92 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Lalpur has a population of 216973. Males constitute 51.71% of the population, and females 48.29%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 108782. Lalpur has an average literacy rate of 24.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administrative
Lalpur has 10 Unions/Wards, 211 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 228 villages.
Notable Person of Lalpur
Md. Rakibul Islam obtained MBA from SMUCT. Currently he is working as 'Head of Planning & Industrial Engineering Department' at Ananta Group, Adamjee EPZ, Narayanganj.
Md. Habibur Rahman Jico is person who working for social welfare worker in Biropara. He is working for a social Club "Mobile Blood Bank" as a General Secretary.
Md. Khasbur Rahman is person who working for social welfare worker in Biropara. He is working for a social Club "Mobile Blood Bank" as a General Secretary.
Md. Atikuzzaman is Business Graduate. His bachelor's degree earned from Dhaka International University. Currently he worked with a Multinational Company namely NESTLE Bangladesh Ltd. He Involvement with a social Club in Dhaka Based "Lalpur Friends Cooperative Society.
Weather
It's located in an area which is both the hottest and the coldest in Bangladesh. If temperature comes down to a mild 3 or 3.5 °C at winter, it comes up to 43 °C at summer.
All the year round, temperature remains hottest simultaneously rainfalls are recorded lowest in this part of Bangladesh.
See also
References
- ↑ Md. Moniruzzaman (2012), "Lalpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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