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Ramgarh (Bengali: রামগড়) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chattogram, Bangladesh.

Ramgarh রামগড়
Upazila
Ramgarh Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°58′N 91°42′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chattogram Division
District	Khagrachari District
Area
• Total	240.87 km2 (93.00 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	44,217
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Ramgarh

History

This was part of ancient Pundra Kingdom.

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh, when Pakistan Army created the 91st ad hoc brigade as part of the 39th Division to hold on to this area and to defend north of Chittagong, but these ad hoc formations lacked the staff and equipment of regular formations.[2] Pakistan Army's 93,000 troops unconditionally surrendered to the Indian Army and India's local ally Mukti Bahini on 16 December 1971.[3] This day and event is commemorated as the Bijoy Dibos (Bengali: বিজয় দিবস) in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India.[4][3]

Geography

Ramgarh is located at 22.9667°N 91.7000°E / 22.9667; 91.7000. It has 9,304 households and total area 240.87 km².^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ramgarh has a population of 44,217. Males constitute 53.01% of the population, and females 46.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 22,854. Ramgarh has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Administration

Ramgarh Upazila is divided into Ramgarh Municipality and two union parishads: Pathachhara, and Ramgarh. The union parishads are subdivided into 6 mauzas and 136 villages.[6]

Ramgarh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas.[6]

Wadud Bhuiyan, the former MP and Chairman, Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board is the famous personality of this upazila as well as district.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

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