districts to the west. Lakshmipur was the part of Noakhali until 15 February 1984. Administration The district of Lakshmipur consists of 4 municipalities, 58 union parishads, 514 villages, 3539 mosques, 45 temples, and 1 church. The upazilas under this district are: Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila Ramganj Upazila Raipur Upazila Ramgati Upazila Kamalnagar Upazila Police stations There are 6 police stations in Lakshmipur. Lakshmipur Model Thana Ramganj Thana Raipur Thana Ramgati Thana Kamalnagar Thana Chandragonj Thana Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lakshmipur District had a population of 1,729,188, of which 827,780 were males and 901,408 females. Rural population was 1,466,191 (84.79%) while the urban population was 262,997 (15.21%). Lakshmipur district had a literacy rate of 49.40% for the population 7 years and above: 48.94% for males and 49.81% for females. As of the 2011 census, 96.55% are Muslims, 3.44% Hindus. The Hindu population has decreased slightly from 63,000 in 1981 to 59,000 in 2011. Education Lakshmipur Aliya Madrasa, founded in 1872 Raipur Alia Madrasa, founded in 1886 Bhawaniganj Karamatia Senior Madrasa, founded in 1904 Protapgonj High School, Chandraganj Lakshmipur Government Girl's High School Lakshmipur Government College Lakshmipur Government Women's College Lakshmipur Adarsha Samad Government High School Charshahi Islamia Alim Madrasa, founded in 1920. Toomchar Islamia Kamil Madrasah, Sadar Panpara high School, Ramgonj Dalal Bazar N.k. high school, Dalal Bazar Hazir Hat Millat Govt. School Notable people Mohammad Mohammadullah, 3rd President of Bangladesh Nishat Majumdar, first women Everest climber from Bangladesh Abdul Matin Chowdhury, 14th vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka A. N. M Momtaz Uddin Choudhury, first vice-chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh Abdul Mannan, MP for Lakshmipur-4 Abul Khair Bhuiyan, former MP for Lakshmipur-2 A.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal, former Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism A. N. M. Shamsul Islam, former MP for Lakshmipur-1 A. S. M. Abdur Rab, politician and founder of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Chowdhury Khurshid Alam, former MP for Lakshmipur-2 Gholam Sarwar Husseini, politician and former Pir of Dayra Sharif, Shyampur Hafezzi Huzur, founder of Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan Harunur Rashid, former MP for Lakshmipur-2 Husne Ara Shahed, author and writer Khairul Enam, former MP for Lakshmipur-3 M. A. Awal, former MP for Lakshmipur-1 Mohammad Noman, Jatiya Party politician Mohammad Shahid Islam, MP for Lakshmipur-2 Mohammad Toaha, activist of the Bengali Language Movement and politician M. M. Ruhul Amin, 16th Chief Justice of Bangladesh Muhammad Abdullah, academic Nazim Uddin Ahmed, former MP for Lakshmipur-1 Selina Parvin, journalist and