Lalmohan Upazila

Lalmohan Upazila (bhola district) area 396.24 sq km, located in between 22°10' and 22°26' north latitudes and in between 90°38' and 90°55' east longitudes. It is bounded by burhanuddin and tazumuddin upazilas on the north, char fasson upazila on the south, manpura upazila on the east, dashmina and bauphal upazilas on the west.

Population Total 276547; male 142671, female 133876 Muslim 261964, Hindu 14558, Buddhist 11' and others 14.

Water bodies Main rivers: tentulia, Betua, Boalia; Debnath Beel, Gatiar and Bhutar Canals, Shahbazpur Channel are notable.

Administration Lalmohan Thana was formed in 1919 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
1	9	55	74	32926	243621	698	45.8	30.3

Municipality
Area (sq km)	Ward	Mahalla	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
6.55	9	13	17937	2738	56.04

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
15.12	4	14989	991	32.92

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Kalma 47	8398	18670	17220	33.88
Char Bhuta 19	6712	15056	14167	29.88
Dhali Gaurnagar 28	12794	21380	20300	29.72
Paschim Char Umed 70	7906	15600	14833	27.66
Farazganj 38	5698	13181	12120	24.54
Badarpur 16	9724	17089	16535	26.68
Lord Hardinje 66	11362	13861	12389	35.72
Lalmohan 57	3735	7535	7454	32.97
Ramganj 76	5845	10928	10292	34.57

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Temple at the residence of Bijay Babu, Khas Mahal Land Office.

Religious institutions Mosque 538, temple 13. Noted religious institutions: Darra Mosque, Uttar Bazar Baro Mosque, Mia Bari Mosque and Madan Mohan Akhra, temple of Gajaria, temple of Babu Bari.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 32.2%; male 35.7%, female 28.9%. Educational institutions: college 4, secondary school 35, primary school 180, NGO school 31, madrasa 176. Noted educational institutions: Lalmohan Government Shahbazpur College, Dr. Azhar Uddin College, Lord Hardinje Secondary School, Ramaganj Secondary School, Lalmohan Islamia Kamil Madrasa.

Newspapers and periodicals Irregular: Shrabani, Dip Shikha, Somoer Shikha.'

Cultural organisations Library 3, club 34, cinema hall 4, literary sangsad 2, playground 18.

Main sources of income Agriculture 63.91%, non-agricultural labourer 5.86%, commerce 12.28%, transport and communication 2.02%, service 5.02%, construction 0.86%, religious service 0.29%, rent and remittance 0.36% and others 9.40%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 54.86%, landless 45.14%; agricultural landowner: urban 43.01% and rural 56.47%.'

Main crops Paddy, chilli, wheat, sweet potato, ground-nut, betel nut, betel leaf, masur, gram.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Tobacco, jute, linseed, sugarcane.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya, banana.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 45, poultry 32.

Communication facilities Pucca road 100' km, semi-pucca road 13.41 km, mud road 827.58 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Ice factory.

Cottage industries Blacksmith, potteries, embroidery, bamboo work, cane work, wood work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 42, most noted of which are Ramaganj, Hariganj, Nazirpur, Kartar hats, Lord Hardinje Bazar, Debir CharBazar, Mangle Sikdar Bazar and Raichand Bazar.

Main exports Hilsha fish.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 4.40% (urban 19.69% and rural 2.29%) of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 90.13%, tap 0.28%, pond 7.54% and others 2.05%.

Sanitation 13.76% (rural 11.07% and urban 33.58%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 71.07% (rural 73.44% and urban 53.62%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 15.17% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health complex 5, mother and child welfare centre 1,' community clinic 19.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa. [Shakhowat Hussain]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Lalmohan Upazila 2007.