Ramgarh Upazila

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

Ramgarh রামগড়
Upazila
Coordinates: 22°58′N 91°42′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Khagrachhari
Area
• Total	199.83 km2 (77.15 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	50,744
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Ramgarh

History

Pakistani Eastern Command plan for the defence of East Pakistan from 1967 to 1971 (generic representation—some unit locations not shown).

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 a total area of 199.83 km².^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Religions in Ramgarh upazila (2022)
Religion			Percent
Islam			65.48%
Hinduism			19.16%
Buddhism			14.63%
Buddhism			0.41%
Other or not stated			0.32%

As of the 2022 Bangladesh census, the residual Ramgarh upazila had a population of 60741. The ethnic population was 16317 (26.86%), of which Tripura were 8065, Marma 6446 and hChakma 1,681.^[5]

Ethnicity in Ramgarh (2022)^[6]

  Bengali (73.14%)

  Tripura (13.28%)

  Marma (10.61%)

  Chakma (2.77%)

  Others (0.2%)

Administration

UNO: Momota Afrin.^[7]

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.^[8]

Ramgarh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas.^[8]

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

References

1. Md. Nizam Uddin Lavlu (2012), "Ramgarh Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender.
3. Team, Editorial (17 December 2017). "Why Do India Celebrate 'Vijay Diwas' On 16th December". SSBToSuccess. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
4. "About us". Liberation War Museum. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
5. "Community Tables: Khagrachhari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
6. https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
7. উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 26 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024.
8. "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.