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Rampal Upazila

Rampal
রামপাল
Upazila
Rampal Power Plant
Rampal Power Plant
Location of Rampal
Coordinates: 22°34′N 89°39.8′E / 22.567°N 89.6633°E / 22.567; 89.6633
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictBagerhat
Area
 • Total
335.45 km2 (129.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
176,058
 • Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
9340[2]
Area code04657[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Rampal

Rampal (Bengali: রামপাল) is an upazila of Bagerhat District[4] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Rampal Thana was formed in 1892 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Geography

Rampal is located at 22°34′00″N 89°39′50″E / 22.5667°N 89.6639°E / 22.5667; 89.6639. It has 38,173 households and total area 335.45 km2. It is bounded by Bagerhat Sadar and Fakirhat Upazilas on the north; Mongla and Morrelganj Upazilas on the south; Morrelganj and Bagerhat Sadar Upazilas on the east; and Batiaghata and Dacope Upazilas on the west.[4]

Demographics

Religions in Rampal Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 81.64%
Hinduism
 
 18.08%
Other or not stated
 
 0.28%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rampal upazila had 38,173 households and a population of 158,965. 28,230 (17.76%) were under 10 years of age. Rampal had an average literacy rate of 57.97%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 1,720 (1.11%) of the population lived in urban areas.[6][7]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Rampal had a population of 178,503—males 92,059, females 86,444; Muslims 139,193, Hindus 38,804, Christians 458, and others 48.[4]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, the upazila had a population of 167,070. Males constituted 50.83% of the population, and females 49.17%. This upazila's eighteen up population was 93518. Rampal had an average literacy rate of 45.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

Rampal Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Baintala, Banshtali, Bhojpatia, Gaurambha, Hurka, Mallikerber, Perikhali, Rajnagar, Rampal, and Ujalkur. The union parishads are subdivided into 117 mauzas and 135 villages.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". 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. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Moshfequr Rahman (2012), "Rampal Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Bagerhat (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-278-8.
  6. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bagherhat" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Bagherhat district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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