Rampal Upazila

Rampal (Bengali: রামপাল) is an upazila of Bagerhat District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Rampal Thana was formed in 1892 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Rampal
রামপাল
Upazila
Rampal is located in Bangladesh
Rampal
Rampal
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°34′N 89°39.8′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictBagerhat District
Area
 • Total335.46 km2 (129.52 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total167,070
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Rampal

Geography

Rampal is located at 22.5667°N 89.6639°E / 22.5667; 89.6639. It has 33119 households and total area 335.46 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.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Rampal had a population of 178503—males 92059, females 86444; Muslims 139193, Hindus 38804, Buddhists 458, and others 48.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

See also

References
  1. Moshfequr Rahman (2012), "Rampal Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Bagerhat" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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