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Ramu Upazila
Ramu (Bengali: রামু) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Ramu is located at 21°27′30″N 92°06′00″E / 21.4583°N 92.1000°E / 21.4583; 92.1000. It has 47,904 households and an area of 391.71 km.

Demographics

Religions in Ramu Upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.91%
Hinduism
 
 3.09%
Buddhism
 
 2.95%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Ramu upazila had 47,904 households and a population of 266,640. 78,531 (29.45%) were under 10 years of age. Ramu had an average literacy rate of 36.58%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males. 42,072 (15.78%) of the population lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ramu has a population of 167480. Males constitute 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 74742. Ramu has an average literacy rate among town people is 34%., and the national average of 32.4% literate. Ramu thana was transformed into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 9 union parishads, 39 mouzas and 102 villages.

Administration

Ramu Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Chakmarkul, Dakshin Mithachhari, Eidghar, Fotekharkul, Garjoniya, Jouarianala, Kacchapia, Kawarkhop, Khuniapalong, Rajarkul, and Rashidnagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 39 mauzas and 102 villages. the union parishad

References

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  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cox’s Bazar (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-266-5.
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