9341
Foylahat
Postal code 9341 covers Foylahat, Rampal, Bagherhat District, Khulna Division.
- Division
- Khulna Division
- District
- Bagherhat
- Upazila / Area
- Rampal
- Population (Upazila)
- 176,058
- Area (Upazila)
- 335.5 km²
- Coordinates
- 22.6686, 89.6365
About Rampal
Rampal (Bengali: রামপাল) 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 22.5667°N 89.6639°E / 22.5667; 89.6639. 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.
🟩 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