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'''Raipur Upazila''' ([[Lakshmipur District|lakshmipur district]]) area 247.40 sq km, located in between 22°53' and 23°04' north latitudes and in between 90°38' and 90°50' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Faridganj Upazila|faridganj]] and [[Ramganj Upazila|ramganj]] upazilas on the north, [[Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila|lakshmipur sadar]] and [[Mehendiganj Upazila|mehendiganj]] upazilas on the south, Lakshmipur Sadar upazila on the east, [[Hizla Upazila|hizla]] and [[Haimchar Upazila|haimchar]] upazilas and [[Meghna River|meghna]] river on the west.

''Population'' Total 236965; male 118562, female 118403; Muslim 228361, Hindu 8566, Christian 23 and others 15.

''Water bodies'' Main river: Meghna.

''Administration'' Raipur Thana was formed in 1877 and it was turned into an upazila on 24 March 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

|
10

|
49

|
81

|
53365

|
183600

|
958

|
55.9

|
38.2
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
10.02

|
9

|
15

|
25738

|
2569
|
52.67
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
22.06

|
4

|
27627

|
1252

|
58.90

|}

{| 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
|-
|
North
Char Ababil 23

|
8002

|
11805

|
11567

|
29.90

|-
|
North
Char Bangshi 35

|
16722

|
16322

|
15391

|
32.90

|-
|
Keroa 59

|
4940

|
14221

|
14860

|
59.91

|-
|
Char
Mohana 47

|
6139

|
9669

|
9890

|
40.26

|-
|
Char
Pata 52

|
2078

|
7595

|
7366

|
51.81

|-
|
South
Char Ababil 28

|
4317

|
10261

|
10333

|
30.93

|-
|
South
Char Bangshi 38

|
6870

|
9674

|
9500

|
25.07

|-
|
Bamni 11

|
3610

|
11299

|
12257

|
49.09

|-
|
Raipur 71

|
4078

|
5360

|
5154

|
40.25

|-
|
Sonapur 83

|
2589

|
9064

|
9639

|
45.15

|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:RaipurUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Three domed Jinn's Mosque (18th century) at village Keroa, Zamindar Bari at Shayestanagar.

''History of the War of Liberation'' The Pak army established a Razakar Camp in the Raipur Aliya Madrasa during the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]]. The razakars used to kill many people including freedom fighers in this camp. Encounters between the freedom fighters and the Pak army were held at Kafilatali and on the bank of Kazir Dighi. One of the important events of the War of Liberation of this upazila is the attack of the freedom fighters on the Pak army camp at Raipur LM High School.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Memorial monument 1 (in front of the Upazila Parisad Auditorium).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 308, temple 9, tomb 5, dargah 1. Noted religious institutions: Raipur Bara Mosque, Jinn's Mosque, Pirbari Mosque, Dargah of Bara Mian Saheb.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 42.3%; male 44.4%, female 40.2%. Educational institutions: college 3, secondary school 26, primary school 80, madrasa 21. Noted educational institutions: Raipur Womens' College (1963), Raipur Government College (1970), Char Ababil SC High School (1910), Raipur LM Pilot High School (1911), Char Ababil Rachim Uddin High School (1914), North Keroa Government Primary School (1895), Raipur Aliya Madrasa (1886), Lamchari Karamatia Fazil Madrasa (1922).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Fortnightly: Abasar, monthly: Dakatia, quaterly: Raipur Darpan (1998), Prothom Jagaran.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 1, club 1, press club 1, society and organisation 78, women organisation 53, music school 1, theatre group 1, cinema hall 2. Noted Cultural organisation: Khelaghar.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 47.16%, non-agricultural labourer 2.85%, industry 0.70%, commerce 14.01%, transport and communication 4.14%, service 9.69%, construction 2.28%, religious service 0.47%, rent and remittance 8.71% and others 9.99%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 51.92%, landless 48.08%; agricultural landowner: urban 51.45% and rural 52.06%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, wheat, sugarcane, mustard, potato, soybean, maize.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Kaun, joar, sesame, linseed, khesari, kalai.

''Main fruits'' Coconut, betel nut, mango, jackfruit, banana, hog-plum, lemon.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 8, poultry 72, hatchery 9, dairy farm 14.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 64 km, semi-pucca road 59 km, mud road 827 km. Embankment 96.5 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart.'

''Noted manufactories'' Textile mill 1, rice mill 62, flour mill 25, biscuit factory 14, ice factory 7, bidi factory 2, saw mill 30, oil mill 5, welding factory 25, aluminium factory 1, brick-field 4.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, bamboo and cane work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 28, most noted of which are Raipur Bazar, Haiderganj Bazar, Khaser Hat, Rakhalia Hat.

''Main exports'' Coconut, betel nut, soybean, maize.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 26.45% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 90.41%, pond 4.88%, tap 0.93% and others 3.78%.

''Sanitation'' 58.87% (rural 53.38% and urban 77.87%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 32.44% (rural 37.02% and urban 16.6%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 8.69% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 2, family planning centre 7, clinic 6.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[Proshika|proshika]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Nazmul Ahsan Raju]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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