Raipur Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Raipur
locator_position = right
latd = 23.0333
longd = 90.7750
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Lakshmipur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 213573
population_density = 1061
area_total = 201.32
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/lakshmipur/Raipur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Raipur
footnotes =

Raipur ( _bn. রায়পুর) is an Upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Raipur is located at coord|23.0333|N|90.7750|E| . It has 40618 units of house hold and total area 201.32 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Raipur has a population of 213573. Males constitute are 51% of the population, and females 49%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 100491. Raipur has an average literacy rate of 34.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

*Raipur has 7 Unions/Wards,
Raipur Union
Bamni Union
Char Bangshi Union
Keora Union
Sonapur Union
Char Ababil Union
Char Mohona Union

*49 Mauzas/Mahallas,
*and 82 villages.

peciality

Raipur has also the biggest Hatchery (Fishery)of the Asia.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References