Lalpur Upazila

Lalpur () is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography.
Lalpur is located at . It has 39,448 households and total area 327.92 km2. 29 km distance from Natore Sadar. Its Thana Sadar is situated on the bank of river of Padma.
Climate.
It's located in an area which is both the hottest and the coldest in Bangladesh. If temperature comes down to a mild 3 or 3.5 °C at winter, it comes up to 43 °C at summer.
All the year round, temperature remains hottest simultaneously rainfalls are recorded lowest in this part of Bangladesh.
Economy.
The economy is based on agriculture. Most people are farmers. They produce agriculture crops throughout the year. Paddy, wheat, jute, and sugarcane, are common crops along with potato, pulse fisheries, dairies are the principal crops. North Bengal Sugar Mills in Gopalpur is one of the largest sugar mills in Bangladesh, and produce huge amount of sugar from sugarcane. Farmers also produce huge amounts of date juice in winter and make candy from its remains. Later it is sold to other parts of Bangladesh. Farmers also produce crops for their daily livelihoods. Local varieties of produce include fruits such as mango, jack fruit, banana, guava, black berry, and coconut. After fulfilling their own demand, farmers supply the remainder of their crop to markets all over the country. There are people who live near to Padma; most of time they fish in the river and sell their catches to local fish market to earn money for their living. Many NGOs play a role in national economic growth. These include organizations such as AVA, BRAC, Grameen Bank, SETU, DISHA, UDDIPAN, TMSS and so on.
Demographics.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Lalpur has a population of 216973. Males constitute 51.71% of the population, and females 48.29%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 108782. Lalpur has an average literacy rate of 24.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration.
Lalpur Upazila is divided into Gopalpur Municipality and ten union parishads: Arbab, Arjunpur, Bilmaria, Chongdhupoil, Duaria, Durduria, Iswardi, Kadamchilan, Lalpur, and Oalia. The union parishads are subdivided into 214 mauzas and 217 villages.
Gopalpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.