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Rangamati Sadar Upazila (rangamati district)
with an area of 546.49 sq km, is bounded by
naniarchar upazila on the north, kaptai and
belaichhari upazilas on the south, barkal
and juraichhari upazilas on the east and
kawkhali upazila (Rangamati). kaptai lake
took the one-third area of the upazila.
Rangamati (Town) a municipal town, consists
of 9 wards and 35 mahallas. The area of the
town is 64.75 sq km. The town has a
population of 65294; male 57.68%, female
42.32%. Density of population is 1008 per sq
km. Literacy rate among the town people is
60.8%. The town has one dakbungalow.
Administration Rangamati thana was turned
into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 9
union parishads, 45 mouzas and 171 villages.
Population 76732; male 55.79%, female
44.21%; Muslim 37.80%, Hindu 12.27%,
Buddhist 49.25%, and others 0.68%. Literacy
and educational institutions Average
literacy 48.4%; male 57.5% and female 36.4%.
Educational institutions: college 6, high
school 5, junior high school 6, government
primary school 51, non-government primary
school 36, madrasa 42, technical institution
1, teacher's training centre 1, community
school 3. Religious institutions Mosque 3,
temple 13, church 2, pagoda 40, sacred place
1, tomb 1, ashram 3.Cultural organisation
Club 29, public library 1, cinema hall
1officers club 2, women's organisation 16,
shilpakala academy 1, playground 7. Main
occupations Agriculture 23.23%, agricultural
labourer 5.4%, wage labourer 6.91%, commerce
16.64%, service 25.81%, fishing 3.19%,
transport 2.08%, forestry 1.92% and others
14.82%. Land use Cultivable land 4636.58
hectares, fallow land 2257.39 hectares;
single crop land 63%, double crop 26% and
treble crop land 11%. Land control Among the
peasants 27% are landless, 36% small, 28%
intermediate and 9% rich. Value of land
Market price of cultivable land is Tk. 3000
to 5000 per 0.01 hectare. Main crops Paddy,
corn, potato, cotton, tobacco, sugarcane,
pulse. Extinct crops Mustard seed and kaun.
Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana,
pineapple, litchi, papaya. Fisheries,
dairies and poultries Fishery 31, poultry 34
and dairy 6. Communication facilities Roads:
pucca 75 km, semi pucca 10 km and mud road
242 km; 108 nautical mile. Cottage
industries Weaving 26, goldsmith 35,
blacksmith 12, wood work 117, welding 3.
Hats and bazars Hats and bazars are 12, most
noted of which is Mainimukh Bazar. Main
exports Timber, jackfruit, pineapple. Health
centres Upazila health complex 1, family
planning centre 6. [BH Soraowardi] |
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