Ramganj (Town):
The Ramganj municipality consists of 9 wards and 18 mahallas and with an area of 36.96 sq km. The density of population is 1285 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 46.2%. Archaeological heritage:
Shempur Dayra Sharif, Kachua Dargah, Harish-char Dargah, Kanchanpur Dargah, Sreerampur Rajbari, Lakshmidhorpara Dhighi, Jodubabur Asrom. Historical events:
During the War
of Liberation in 1971 a battle was fought between the Pakistan army and the freedom fighters resulting in the defeat of the Pakistan army and loss of a considerable number of Pakistan army. Subsequently the Pakistan army captured 14 freedom fighters and killed them by gunshot at their Ramganj camp. Marks of War of Liberation:
Mass killing site near the Ramganj M U Govt High School and at a place adjacent to Hajirhat Kalakopa Madrasa; mass grave on the bank of a pond on the north of Madhupur High School and also by the side of Beri-road west of the upazila headquarters. Religion:
Muslim 95.34%, Hindu 4.61%, others 0.05%. Religious institutions:
Mosque 340, 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 6, high school 35, 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), Ramgonj Model College (1994), Ramgonj M U Govt High School (1915), Ramgonj Station Model School (1918), Ramgonj High School (1989), Nagmud Madrasa (1856), Bhadur High School, Panpara High School, Kethuri Senior Madrasa. Newspapers and periodicals Weekly:
Ramganj Barta (1991), Ramgonj Dorpon, Lakshmipur Diganta, Banglar Mukul
Cultural organisations:
Club 25,Central Public Library 1, Public library 18, associations 5, co-operative society 113, women’s co operative society 37, Theatre group 2, Auditorium 2, Cinema hall 1. Main occupations:
Agriculture 23.06%, agricultural labourer 17.09%, commerce 17.06%, service 22.85%, transport 2.11%, wage labourer 3.31%, construction 1.36, Online Activist 0.07% 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%. Value of land:
The market value of the first grade arable land is Tk.140000 per 0.01 hectare. Main crops:
Rice, Paddy, wheat, potato, pulse etc
Main fruits:
Mango, jackfruit, banana, lemon, coconut, betel nut. Dairies, fisheries and poultries:
Dairy 48, poultry 51, fish nursery 15, hatchery 2. Communication facilities Roads:
Pacca 170 km, semi pucca 57 km and mud road 390 km, embankment road 16 km. Traditional transport palanquin (extinct), country boat, Rickshaw. 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. Hats, bazars and fairs:
Hats and bazars are 11, fair 3, most noted of which are Sonapur hat, Paniwala hat, Bhatra hat, Chowdhury bazar, Berir bazar, Balua Chaumuhani hat, Kethuri bazar, Manasa Mandir (Jadu Babu Ashram) mela, Shyampur Dayra Sharif mela. Main exports: Coconut, betel nut, lemon etc. Fire Service:
Ramgonj-Sonapur Fire Service
Shishu Park:
Ramgonj Shishu Park
Daak-Banglo:
Ramgonj Daak-Banglo
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, RIDO, SOPIRET, Seba, Al-Amin. Health centre:
Ramgonj Upazila Health complex 1, Health and Family Welfare Centre 10, Community clinic 38. Thana:
Ramgonj Police Station, Ramgonj,
Police Sub Station, Mohammadiya Bazar.
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Geography:
Ramganj is located at 23.1056°N 90.8750°E. It household space is 43,995 units and its total area 169.31km². Demographics:
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ramganj has a population of 238,333. Males constitute 47.98% of the population, and females 52.02%. Of the total population, only 112,929 people are over the age of 18, meaning that more than 52.6% of the population is younger than 18. Ramganj has an average literacy rate of 45%, 12.6 percentage points above the national average of 32.4%.[1]
Citizens from Ramgang that have achieved fame include:
(1) Dr. Sirajul Isam – a ex' professor at Dhaka University. (2) Dr. Mirza Mojibul – a ex politician who founded the Ramnganj Upazila, served as the Secretary of Health in the Banglades Parliament. (3) ANM Shamsul Islam (Naser Professor) – an academian,ex professor, and ex politician who served as a professor at Ramganj Govt. College, the first Ramganj Upazila chairman, and as a Member of the Bangladesh Parliament who has nation-wide influence over modern-day trade commerce
(4) Alhaj Muhammad Giash Uddin Master – a ex prominent politician and social worker who has become well-known for advocation of civil disobdience, nonviolence, and pacifism, and his leadership within the nation’s nonviolence movement. (5) A. T. M. Shamsuzzaman – an actor. (6) Momiulla Bsc – a 'x' politician who has served as a Member of Parliament. (7) Abdur Rashid – a ex politician who has served as a Member of Parliament. (8) Ziaul Haque Zia – a ex politician who has served as a Member of Parliament, ex minister LGRD ministry of Govt. (9) Mohammed Mizanur Rahman Sheikh – a ex researcher at the Edinburgh Napier University and author. (10) Md. Mahbubur Rahman-Bhadur Mia bari. AABONEE. (11) Faruk Dula Mia, KASHEM NAGAR. (12) SHAMSUDDIN AHMED- served as the Manager of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Ltd.(KASHEM NAGAR). (13) Prof. Nurul Anwar, Former Principal, BM College, Barisal, (Majhir Gaon). (14) Prof. Nurul Huda, Former Chairman, Department of Sociology, Noakhali Govt. College (Majhir Gaon). (15) Md. Mostafa Kamal, LL.B, Former Asstt. General Manager (Admin.), Al-Amin Group, Noakhali, (Majhir Gaon)
(16) Md.Foizul Kabir Patwary (NOMUN), Colamist, Village- Modhupur Humayun Kabir’s bari
(17) Md. Zakir Hossain, Software Engineer at Grameenphone, Village-Jagatpur
