Rampasha Union

Rampasha রামপাশা
Village
Rampasha Location of Rampasha in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24.8579°N 91.7277°E / 24.8579; 91.7277
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet
District	Sylhet
Upazila	Bishwanath
Union council	Rampasha
Demonym	Rampashi

Rampasha Union (Bengali: রামপাশা ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Bishwanath Upazila of Sylhet District in north-east Bangladesh. It is famous for being the ancestral home of Hason Raja, a zamindar and prominent Bengali songwriter.

Geography

Rampasha Union has a total area of 6,292 acres (2,546 ha). It borders Khajanchi Union to the north, Alankari and Bishwanath unions to the west, Daulatpur Union to the south and west, and Lamakazi Union to the northwest.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rampasha Union had 3,072 households and a population of 37,014. Islam was the majority religion (98.1% of the population). Hindus were the second-largest religious community (1.8% of the population). 12.8% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 42.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.^[2][3]

Education

There is one college in the union, Uttar Bishwanath Amjod Ullah College, and one secondary school, Eklimiah Di-Pakkhik High School.^[4][5]

Notable people

• Hason Raja, mystic and songwriter^[6]

References

1. Roy, Jayanta Singh (2012). "Bishwanath Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Population & Housing Census-2001: Community Report: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. pp. 80, 395, 603, 1151.
3. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
4. "College List" (Excel). Bangladesh Bureau of Education Information and Statistics.
5. "School List" (Excel). Bangladesh Bureau of Education Information and Statistics.
6. প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Famous Personality]. Rampasha Union (in Bengali).