Ramganj Upazila

Ramganj রামগঞ্জ
Upazila
Ramganj Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°6.3′N 90°52.5′E / 23.1050°N 90.8750°ECoordinates: 23°6.3′N 90°52.5′E / 23.1050°N 90.8750°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Lakshmipur District
Area
• Total	169.31 km^2 (65.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	342,027
• Density	2,000/km^2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	http://ramganj.lakshmipur.gov.bd

Ramganj (Bengali: রামগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.^[1]

The Ramganj Upazila area is located at 2301 and 2311 and 90.48 north latitude and 90.58 east longitude. It was established in 1891 and 4/07/1983 AD. Sadar Upazila is located on the north Faridganj, Hajiganj thesaharasti and Chatkhil west and Raipur Faridganj south.

Geography

Ramganj is located at 23°06′20″N 90°52′30″E / 23.1056°N 90.8750°E.

Statistics

Distance from district headquarters	12 km
Volume	169.31
Population	342027
The density of the number of people	২0২0 (per square kilo meters)
Total voters (UP selection / per 011)	171292 people
Men	80267 John
Women	91025 John
The annual population growth rate	1.92%
Constituency	274 National Assembly seats (-1 Lakshmipur ramganj)
Village	126 T
Village	140
Union	10
Municipality	1, 9 wards, 18 mahallas
Mosque	242 T
Mausoleum	4
Shrine	1
Temple	1 T
Monastery	1
Harishobha	8
Rivers	There is no
Hats	4
Bank branch	14
Post Office / Sub Post Office	35
Renamed	'Ram', named after an influential local leader
Foothold	ENG 1891
Unnitakarana police station	AD 24031983

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ramganj had a population of 342027. Males constituted 47.98% of the population, and females 52.02%. Of the total population, only 171270 people are over the age of 18, meaning that more than 52.6% of the population is younger than 18. Ramganj has an average literacy rate of 45%, 12.6 percentage points above the national average of 32.4%.^[2]

Administration

Ramganj has 10 Unions, 1 municipality, 152 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 126 villages.

References

1. Mohammad Nur Hossain (2012). "Ramganj Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.