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'''Lalmohan Upazila''' ([[Bhola District|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 Upazila|burhanuddin]] and [[Tazumuddin Upazila|tazumuddin]] upazilas on the north, [[Char Fasson Upazila|char fasson]] upazila on the south, [[Manpura Upazila|manpura]] upazila on the east, [[Dashmina Upazila|dashmina]] and [[Bauphal Upazila|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 River|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.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
1

|
9

|
55

|
74

|
32926

|
243621

|
698

|
45.8

|
30.3

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
6.55

|
9

|
13

|
17937

|
2738

|
56.04

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate<br>
(%)

|-
|
15.12

|
4

|
14989

|
991

|
32.92

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | 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.

[[Image:LalmohanUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''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|brac]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Shakhowat Hussain]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:লালমোহন উপজেলা]]

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