Ramgarh () is an upazila of Khagrachhari District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
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.Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender. Pakistan Army's 93,000 troops unconditionally surrendered to the Indian Army and India's local ally Mukti Bahini on 16 December 1971. This day and event is commemorated as the Bijoy Dibos () in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India.
Geography Ramgarh is located at . It has a total area of 199.83 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Ramgarh Upazila had 13,601 households and a population of 60,741. 10.99% of the population were under 5 years of age. Ramgarh had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 76.08%: 80.14% for males and 72.09% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.46 males for every 100 females. 45,427 (74.79%) lived in urban areas.
Ethnicity and religion
+Population by religion in Union/Paurashava Union/Paurashava Muslim Hindu Buddhist OthersRamgarh Paurashava20,8294,7932,296287 Patachhara8,0684,5503,729142 Ramgarh10,8732,2912,86214 🟩 Muslim majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, the residual Ramgarh upazila had a population of 60,741. The ethnic population was 16,317 (26.86%), of which Tripura were 8,065, Marma 6,446 and Chakma 1,681.
+Population by ethnicity in Union/Paurashava Union/Paurashava Bengali Tripura Chakma Marma OthersRamgarh Paurashava24,6751,363831,987104 Patachhara8,4394,5581,5421,93020 Ramgarh11,3102,144562,5291 🟩 Bengali majority
Administration UNO: Momota Afrin.
Ramgarh Upazila is divided into Ramgarh Municipality and two union parishads: Patachhara Union and Ramgarh Union. The union parishads are subdivided into 6 mauzas and 136 villages.
Ramgarh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas.
Notable people AKM Alim Ullah, former MP Wadud Bhuiyan, former MP and chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh Thanas of Bangladesh
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