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Ramganj Upazila HQ

Bangladesh / Lakshmipur / Ramganj /
 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

Ramganj Upazila (Lakshmipur district) with an area of 169.31 sq km, is bounded by Faridganj, Hajiganj and Shahrasti upazilas on the north, Chatkhil upazila on the east, Lakshmipur sadar and Raipur upazilas on the south, Faridganj and Raipur upazilas on the west.

The location of Ramganj town is 23.098151N 90.8595005E. Ramganj (Town) The Ramganj municipality consists of 9 wards and 18 mahallas and with an area of 36.96 sq km. It has a population of 47489; male 49.58%, female 50.42%. The density of population is 1285 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 46.2%. It has a dakbungalow.

The upazila consists of 1 municipality, 10 union parishads, 140 mouzas and 126 villages and 9 wards.

Archaeological heritage: Shyampur Dayra Sharif, Kachua Dargah, Harish-char Dargah, Kanchanpur Dargah.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census: Population 238333; male 47.98%, female 52.02%; Muslim 75.34%, Hindu 4.61%, others 0.05%.

Religious institutions: Mosque 240, temple 21, dargah 4, mazar 1, ashram 1, Hari sabha 8.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 45.3%; male 49.2%, female 41.4%, Educational institutions: college 4, high school 32, madrasa 23, maktab 240, primary school 145, kindergarten 5, community school 10, satellite school 10, computer training centre 4. Noted institutions: Ramganj Government College (1967), Nagmud Madrasa (1856), Bhadur High School, Panpara High School, Kethuri Senior Madrasa.

Cultural organisations: Club 25, public library 17, associations 5, co operative society 113, women's co operative society 37, theatre group 1, auditorium 1, cinema hall 1.

Main occupations: Agriculture 23.06%, agricultural labourer 17.09%, commerce 17.06%, service 22.85%, transport 2.18%, wage labourer 3.31%, construction 1.36%. others 13.09%.

Land use: Cultivable land 16523 hectares, fallow land 408 hectares; single crop 55%, double crop 32.69% and triple crop land 12.31%.

Dairies, fisheries and poultries Dairy 48, poultry 51, fish nursery 15, hatchery 2.

Communication facilities- Roads: pucca 80 km, semi pucca 57 km and mud road 390 km, embankment road 16 km.

Manufactories: Rice mill 80, flour mill 1, ice mill 3, saw mill 10, bakery 2, printing press 3, battery factory 1, coir factory 1, brick field 4.

Cottage industries: Weaving 16, oil mill 5, miscellaneous workshop 333, wood work 288, bamboo and cane work 247, blacksmith 105, potteries 69, cobbler 48..

NGO activities: Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, RIDO, SOPIRET, Seba, Al-Amin.

Health centre: Upazila health complex 1, health and family welfare centre 10, community clinic 38 (in process)
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Coordinates:   23°6'5"N   90°51'29"E

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