Ramgarh Upazila

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Ramgarh
রামগড়
Upazila
Ramgarh
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°58′N 91°42′E / 22.967°N 91.700°E / 22.967; 91.700Coordinates: 22°58′N 91°42′E / 22.967°N 91.700°E / 22.967; 91.700
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Khagrachari District
Area
  Total 240.87 km2 (93.00 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 44,217
  Density 184/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Ramgarh

Ramgarh (Bengali: রামগড়) is an Upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Ramgarh is located at 22°58′00″N 91°42′00″E / 22.9667°N 91.7000°E / 22.9667; 91.7000 . It has 9304 units of house hold and total area 240.87 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ramgarh has a population of 44217. Males constitute 53.01% of the population, and females 46.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 22854. Ramgarh has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Ramgarh has 3 Unions/Wards, 12 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 82 villages. Wadud Bhuiyan, the former MP and Chairman, Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board is the famous personality of this upazila as well as district.

See also


References

  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 


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