Lalmai Upazila
Upazila
Lalmai Lakeland Park
Lalmai Lakeland Park
Location of Lalmai Upazila
Coordinates (Lalmai): 23°21′32″N 91°08′20″E / 23.359°N 91.139°E / 23.359; 91.139
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDistrict
ChittagongComilla
Area
 • Total97.00 km2 (37.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total188,186
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)

Lalmai Upazila (Bengali: লালমাই উপজেলা) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Lalmai is the 17th upazila of Comilla District and 491st upazila of the country. It was formed on 9 January 2017 from eight union parishads of Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila and one of Laksam Upazila. It has a total area of 97.00 square kilometres (37.45 sq mi), and has Joynagar as its headquarters.[1]

Demographics

Religions in present Lalmai upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.12%
Hinduism
 
 2.88%
Buddhism
 
 0.99%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, what is now Lalmai Upazila had 38,315 households and a population of 188,186. 46,849 (24.90%) were under 10 years of age. Lalmai had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.66%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1135 females per 1000 males. 8,181 (4.35%) lived in urban areas.[2]

Muslims made up 180,885, Hindus 5,423 and Buddhists 1,863.[2]

Administrative Divisions

It includes the 9 union parishads:[3]

  1. Bagmara uttar
  2. Bagmara Dakshin
  3. Bholain Uttar
  4. Bholain Dakshin
  5. Perul Uttar
  6. Perul Dakshin
  7. Belghar Uttar
  8. Belghar Dakshin
  9. Bakai Uttar

References

  1. ↑ "NICAR approves proposal for Lalmai Upazila and Dohazari pourasabha". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ctg's Dohazari, Comilla's Lalmai become new municipality, upazila". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2018-12-06.


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