{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Ramganj | native_name = রামগঞ্জ | settlement_type = [[Upazila]] | image_skyline = Dalta Degree College.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Dalta Degree College, Ramganj | image_map = Ramganj in Chattogram division (Bangladesh).svg | coordinates = {{coord|23|{{#expr:.1056*60 round 1}}|N|90|{{#expr:.8750*60 round 1}}|E|type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]] | subdivision_type3 = Capital | subdivision_name1 = [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]] | subdivision_name3 = Ramganj Municipality | leader_name = Shahadat Hossain Selim | leader_title = MP ([[Lakshmipur-1]]) | leader_title1 = Upazila Chairman | leader_name1 = Munir Hussain Chowdhury | area_total_km2 = 169.31 | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_total = 313225 | population_as_of = [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="2022census"/> | population_demonym = Ramganjo | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Bangladesh|Postal code]] | postal_code = 3720<ref name="postalcode">{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/d6ab4256-c5dc-4294-bcc6-5f7af062cb9f |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=20 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}</ref> | area_code = 0381<ref name="areacode">{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://ramganj.lakshmipur.gov.bd}} | footnotes = | timezone = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]] | utc_offset = +6 }} [[File:Ramganj Upazila mauza geocode map - Small Area Atlas Lakshmipur.svg|thumb|Ramganj Upazila mauza geocode map]] '''Ramganj''' ({{langx|bn|রামগঞ্জ|Ramgônj}}) is an [[Upazilas of Bangladesh|upazila]] of [[Lakshmipur District]] in the Division of [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]], Bangladesh.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite Banglapedia |author=Mohammad Nur Hossain |article=Ramganj Upazila}}</ref> The seat lies at Ramganj town, which is {{convert|121|km}} by road southeast of [[Dhaka]].<ref name="GM">{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Dhaka,+Bangladesh/Ramganj,+Bangladesh/@23.4550064,90.366601,131400m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3755b8b087026b81:0x8fa563bbdd5904c2!2m2!1d90.4125181!2d23.810332!1m5!1m1!1s0x3754ec7d6df739bf:0x86f5a2f412eb6840!2m2!1d90.8627473!2d23.1001185?hl=en |title=Ramganj |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref>
==History== [[File:Diara Sharif of Shyampur.jpg|thumb|Dayra Sharif in Shyampur|left]]This area was home to an influential [[Hindu]] religious leader by the name of Ram after who Ramganj was named after. The Nagmud Madrasa was founded in Ramganj in 1856. In 1891, a [[thana]] (police outpost) was established in Ramganj. The [[Noakhali riots]] spread to Ramganj on 10 October 1946, and led to heavy casualties for several days. In response, [[Mahatma Gandhi]] arrived from Delhi as an appeal.
During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971, the [[Pakistan Army]] and their collaborators set up camps in Ramganj Godown, Dakbungalow and Ramganj MU High School, and plundered villages in Ramganj. Some of these soldiers were murdered whilst battling against Bengali freedom fighters in Dighir Par, Fatehpur. The army later kidnapped 14 freedom fighters, butchering them in their camp at Ramganj. Mass killings were also conducted near the Madrasa of Hajirhat Kalakopa. On 24 March 1983, Ramganj Thana was upgraded to an [[upazila]] as part of the [[President of Bangladesh]] [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]'s decentralisation project.<ref name=Banglapedia/>
==Demographics== {{bar box |title=Religions in Ramganj Upazila (2022)<ref name="2022census" /> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]]|green|96.54}} {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]]|darkorange|3.45}} }}
According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census]], Ramganj Upazila had 74,298 households and a population of 313,225. 10.73% of the population were under 5 years of age. Ramganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 82.90%: 83.28% for males and 82.60% for females, and a sex ratio of 81.18 males for every 100 females. 73,763 (23.55%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2021/Chattogram%20Division/District%20Report%20Lakshmipur.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Lakshmipur |date=June 2024 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-984-475-258-0 |series=District Series |location=Dhaka |pages=}}</ref>
According to the [[2011 Bangladesh census|2011 Census of Bangladesh]], Ramganj Upazila had 59,285 households and a population of 285,686. 68,432 (23.95%) were under 10 years of age. Ramganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 64.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1188 females per 1000 males. 44,775 (15.67%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="community">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Lakshmipur district |url=http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2011%20Community%20Report/CHATTOGRAM%20DIVISION/Lakshmipur.pdf |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}</ref><ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lakshimpur |url=http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_Zila_2011/CHATTOGRAM%20DIVISION/Zila_Lakshmipur.pdf |website=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
==Administration== Ramganj Upazila is divided into Ramganj Municipality and ten [[union parishad]]s: [[Bhadur Union|Bhadur]], [[Bhatra Union|Bhatra]], [[Bholakot Union|Bholakot]], [[Chandipur Union|Chandipur]], [[Darbeshpur Union|Darbeshpur]], [[Icchapur Union|Icchapur]], [[Kanchanpur Union, Lakshmipur|Kanchanpur]], [[Karpara Union|Karpara]], [[Lamchar Union|Lamchar]], and [[Noagaon Union, Lakshmipur|Noagaon]]. The union parishads are subdivided into 122 mauzas and 134 villages.<ref name="district-stats" />
Ramganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 [[mahalla]]s.<ref name="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Laxmipur.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Lakshmipur |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184948/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Laxmipur.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
==Education and facilities== Ramganj has an average literacy rate of 57.3%, 12.6 percentage points above the national average of 32.4%.<ref name="census">{{cite web |access-date=November 10, 2006 |url=http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-date=2005-03-27 |title=Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref> It is home to 37 [[madrasa]]s namely Nagmud Madrasa, Hajirhat Kalakopa Madrasa and Kethuri Senior Madrasa. There are 432 mosques in Ramganj and some include the Great Mosque of Sonapur, the Registry Office Mosque, Dakbungalow Mosque, the Great Mosque of Fatehpur and the Dayra Sharif Mosque in Shyampur.
==Economy and tourism== Ramganj is home to several historic [[dargah]]s in Kachua, Kanchanpur (Shah Miran) and Harris Char. It is home to natural gas and mainly exports iron stationery, [[shital Pati]], oranges, betel nuts and coconuts.<ref name=Banglapedia/>
==Notable people== * [[ATM Shamsuzzaman]] – film and television actor, director and screen-playwright. * [[Gholam Sarwar Husseini]] – politician and former ''[[Pir (Sufism)|Pir]]'' of Dayra. * [[Mahfuz Alam]] – [[Prime Minister's Office (Bangladesh)|Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh]]. * [[Mahfuz Ahmed]] – television actor. * [[Nishat Majumdar]] – first [[Bangladeshi]] woman to scale [[Mount Everest]]. * [[Nazim Uddin Ahmed (Lakshmipur politician)|Nazim Uddin Ahmed]] – former [[Jatiya Sangsad|MP]] for [[Lakshmipur-1]]. * [[S I M Nurunnabi Khan]] – [[Muktijoddha|freedom fighter]]. * [[Ziaul Haque Zia]] – former MP for Lakshmipur-1 and [[Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives|State Minister]].
==See also== * [[Asharkota]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Lakshmipur District}} {{Upazilas of Chittagong Division}} [[Category:Ramganj Upazila]]