Rampal () is an upazila of Bagerhat District 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 . 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.
Demographics According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rampal Upazila had 44,269 households and a population of 176,058. 7.98% were under 5 years of age. Rampal had a literacy rate of 80.95%: 82.58% for males and 79.22% for females, with a sex ratio of 106.55 males per 100 females. 19,624 (11.15%) lived in urban areas.
+Population by religion by UnionUnionMuslimHinduOthersBaintala Union20,3752,1290Banshtoli Union12,4102,61792Vojpatia Union6,2611,8300Gouramva Union18,2491,6950Hurka Union1,6405,2640Mollikerber Union9,2822,5001Perikhali Union13,4881,9500Rajnagar Union11,0016,49416Rampal Union21,7064,39415Uzalkur Union29,3182,862359 🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nearest Tourist Attractions Sixty Dome Mosque Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Center Khan Jahan Ali Dighi Chandra Mohal Eco Park
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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