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Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Ramganj রামগঞ্জ Upazila Dalta Degree College, Ramganj Coordinates: 23°6.3′N 90°52.5′E / 23.1050°N 90.8750°E / 23.1050; 90.8750 Country Bangladesh Division Chittagong District Lakshmipur Capital Ramganj Municipality Government • MP (Lakshmipur-1) Shahadat Hossain Selim • Upazila Chairman Munir Hussain Chowdhury Area • Total 169.31 km2 (65.37 sq mi) Population (2022)[1] • Total 313,225 • Density 1,850.0/km2 (4,791.5/sq mi) Demonym Ramganjo Time zone UTC+6 (BST) Postal code 3720[2] Area code 0381[3] Website ramganj.lakshmipur.gov.bd

Ramganj Upazila mauza geocode map

**Ramganj** ([Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): রামগঞ্জ, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Bengali): *Ramgônj*) is an [upazila](/source/Upazilas_of_Bangladesh) of [Lakshmipur District](/source/Lakshmipur_District) in the Division of [Chittagong](/source/Chittagong_Division), Bangladesh.[4] The seat lies at Ramganj town, which is 121 kilometres (75 mi) by road southeast of [Dhaka](/source/Dhaka).[5]

## History

Dayra Sharif in Shyampur

This area was home to an influential [Hindu](/source/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](/source/Thana) (police outpost) was established in Ramganj. The [Noakhali riots](/source/Noakhali_riots) spread to Ramganj on 10 October 1946, and led to heavy casualties for several days. In response, [Mahatma Gandhi](/source/Mahatma_Gandhi) arrived from Delhi as an appeal.

During the [Bangladesh Liberation War](/source/Bangladesh_Liberation_War) of 1971, the [Pakistan Army](/source/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](/source/Upazila) as part of the [President of Bangladesh](/source/President_of_Bangladesh) [Hussain Muhammad Ershad](/source/Hussain_Muhammad_Ershad)'s decentralisation project.[4]

## Demographics

Religions in Ramganj Upazila (2022)[1] Religion Percent Islam 96.54% Hinduism 3.45%

According to the [2022 Bangladeshi census](/source/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.[1]

According to the [2011 Census of Bangladesh](/source/2011_Bangladesh_census), 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.[6][7]

## Administration

Ramganj Upazila is divided into Ramganj Municipality and ten [union parishads](/source/Union_parishad): [Bhadur](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhadur_Union&action=edit&redlink=1), [Bhatra](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhatra_Union&action=edit&redlink=1), [Bholakot](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bholakot_Union&action=edit&redlink=1), [Chandipur](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chandipur_Union&action=edit&redlink=1), [Darbeshpur](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darbeshpur_Union&action=edit&redlink=1), [Icchapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Icchapur_Union&action=edit&redlink=1), [Kanchanpur](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kanchanpur_Union,_Lakshmipur&action=edit&redlink=1), [Karpara](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karpara_Union&action=edit&redlink=1), [Lamchar](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamchar_Union&action=edit&redlink=1), and [Noagaon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noagaon_Union,_Lakshmipur&action=edit&redlink=1). The union parishads are subdivided into 122 mauzas and 134 villages.[8]

Ramganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 [mahallas](/source/Mahalla).[8]

## Education and facilities

Ramganj has an average literacy rate of 57.3%, 12.6 percentage points above the national average of 32.4%.[9] It is home to 37 [madrasas](/source/Madrasa) 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 [dargahs](/source/Dargah) in Kachua, Kanchanpur (Shah Miran) and Harris Char. It is home to natural gas and mainly exports iron stationery, [shital Pati](/source/Shital_Pati), oranges, betel nuts and coconuts.[4]

## Notable people

- [ATM Shamsuzzaman](/source/ATM_Shamsuzzaman) – film and television actor, director and screen-playwright.

- [Gholam Sarwar Husseini](/source/Gholam_Sarwar_Husseini) – politician and former *[Pir](/source/Pir_(Sufism))* of Dayra.

- [Mahfuz Alam](/source/Mahfuz_Alam) – [Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh](/source/Prime_Minister's_Office_(Bangladesh)).

- [Mahfuz Ahmed](/source/Mahfuz_Ahmed) – television actor.

- [Nishat Majumdar](/source/Nishat_Majumdar) – first [Bangladeshi](/source/Bangladeshi) woman to scale [Mount Everest](/source/Mount_Everest).

- [Nazim Uddin Ahmed](/source/Nazim_Uddin_Ahmed_(Lakshmipur_politician)) – former [MP](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) for [Lakshmipur-1](/source/Lakshmipur-1).

- [S I M Nurunnabi Khan](/source/S_I_M_Nurunnabi_Khan) – [freedom fighter](/source/Muktijoddha).

- [Ziaul Haque Zia](/source/Ziaul_Haque_Zia) – former MP for Lakshmipur-1 and [State Minister](/source/Ministry_of_Local_Government%2C_Rural_Development_and_Co-operatives).

## See also

- [Asharkota](/source/Asharkota)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2022census_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2022census_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2022census_1-2) [*Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Lakshmipur*](http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2021/Chattogram%20Division/District%20Report%20Lakshmipur.pdf) (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics](/source/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics). June 2024. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-984-475-258-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-984-475-258-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-postalcode_2-0)** ["Bangladesh Postal Code"](https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/d6ab4256-c5dc-4294-bcc6-5f7af062cb9f). Dhaka: 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. 20 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-areacode_3-0)** ["Bangladesh Area Code"](https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh). China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Banglapedia_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Banglapedia_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Banglapedia_4-2) Mohammad Nur Hossain (2012). ["Ramganj Upazila"](http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ramganj_Upazila). In [Sirajul Islam](/source/Sirajul_Islam); Miah, Sajahan; [Khanam, Mahfuza](/source/Mahfuza_Khanam); Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). *[Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh](/source/Banglapedia)* (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, [Asiatic Society of Bangladesh](/source/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [984-32-0576-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/984-32-0576-6). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [52727562](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/52727562). [OL](/source/OL_(identifier)) [30677644M](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL30677644M). Retrieved 3 July 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GM_5-0)** ["Ramganj"](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). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-community_6-0)** ["Community Tables: Lakshmipur district"](http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2011%20Community%20Report/CHATTOGRAM%20DIVISION/Lakshmipur.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics*. 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census2011_7-0)** ["Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lakshimpur"](http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_Zila_2011/CHATTOGRAM%20DIVISION/Zila_Lakshmipur.pdf) (PDF). *[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics](/source/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-district-stats_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-district-stats_8-1) ["District Statistics 2011: Lakshmipur"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184948/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Laxmipur.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics*. Archived from [the original](http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Laxmipur.pdf) (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census_9-0)** ["Population Census Wing, BBS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm) on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

v t e Lakshmipur District Capital: Lakshmipur Upazilas Kamalnagar Lakshmipur Sadar Raipur Ramganj Ramgati Constituencies Lakshmipur-1 Lakshmipur-2 Lakshmipur-3 Lakshmipur-4 Attractions and sites Lakshmipur Stadium History Shamsher Gazi Noakhali riots October 2005 court bombing Inhabited areas Asharkota Charshahi Keroa Union Moju Chowdhury Hat Rivers and transport Dakatia River Meghna River Rahmat Khali Canal Educational institutions Lakshmipur Science and Technology University Lakshmipur Government College Adarsha Samad Government High School Lakshmipur Polytechnic Institute Charshahi High School Shyamoli Ideal Polytechnic Institute

v t e Upazilas of the Chittagong Division Capital: Chittagong Bandarban District Ali Kadam Bandarban Lama Naikhongchhari Rowangchhari Ruma Thanchi Brahmanbaria District Akhaura Bancharampur Brahmanbaria Kasba Nabinagar Nasirnagar Sarail Ashuganj Bijoynagar Chandpur District Chandpur Faridganj Haimchar Hazinganj Kachua Matlab Dakshin Matlab Uttar Shahrasti Chittagong District Anwara Banshkhali Boalkhali Chandanaish Fatikchhari Hathazari Lohagara Mirsharai Patiya Rangunia Raozan Sandwhip Satkania Sitakunda Comilla District Barura Brahmanpura Burichang Chandina Chauddagram Daudkandi Debidwar Homna Comilla Sadar Adarsha Comilla Sadar Dakshin Laksam Muradnagar Nangalkot Titas Meghna Monoharganj Cox's Bazar District Chakaria Cox's Bazar Kutubdia Maheshkali Ramu Tekhnaf Ukhia Pekua Feni District Chhagalnaiya Daganbhuiyan Feni Parshuram Sonagazi Fulgazi Khagrachari District Dighinala Khagrachhari Lakshmichhari Mahalchhari Manikchhari Matiranga Panchhari Ramgarh Lakshmipur District Kamalnagar Lakshmipur Raipur Ramganj Ramgati Noakhali District Begumganj Chatkhil Companiganj Hatiya Kabir Hat Noakhali Senbagh Sonaimuri Subarnachar Rangamati District Bagaichhari Barkal Kawkhali Belaichhari Kaptai Juraichhari Langadu Naniarchar Rajasthali Rangamati

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