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	''Health centres'' Upazila health centre 1, union health and family planning centre 7, union family welfare centre 3, community clinic 22.		''Health centres'' Upazila health centre 1, union health and family planning centre 7, union family welfare centre 3, community clinic 22.

	''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC\|brac]], ASA, CARE, Ujjiban. [Md. Mukhlesur Rahman]		''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC\|brac]], [[ASA\|asa]], CARE, Ujjiban. [Md. Mukhlesur Rahman]

	'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Raninagar Upazila 2007.		'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Raninagar Upazila 2007.

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	''Health centres'' Upazila health centre 1, union health and family planning centre 7, union family welfare centre 3, community clinic 22.		''Health centres'' Upazila health centre 1, union health and family planning centre 7, union family welfare centre 3, community clinic 22.

	''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC\|brac]], [[ASA~~\|asa]]~~, CARE, Ujjiban. [Md. Mukhlesur Rahman]		''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC\|brac]], ASA, CARE, Ujjiban. [Md. Mukhlesur Rahman]

	'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Raninagar Upazila 2007.		'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Raninagar Upazila 2007.

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'''Raninagar Upazila''' ([[Naogaon District|naogaon district]]) area 258.33 sq km, located in between 24°38' and 24°47' north latitudes and in between 88°51' and 89°10' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Naogaon Sadar Upazila|naogaon sadar]] and [[Adamdighi Upazila|adamdighi]] upazilas on the north, [[Atrai Upazila|atrai]] upazila on the south, [[Nandigram Upazila|nandigram]] and [[Singra Upazila|singra]] upazilas on the east and [[Manda Upazila|manda]] upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 181196; male 92989, female 88207; Muslim 160866, Hindu 20075, Buddhist 51 and others 204. Indigenous communities such as [[Oraon, The|oraon]] and [[Santals, The|santal]] belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Little Jamuna River|little jamuna]], [[Atrai River|atrai]], [[Nagar River|nagar]]; Kaugari Beel is notable.

''Administration'' Raninagar Thana was formed in 1916 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-
|
8
|
151
|
234
|
10675

|
133178

|
588

|
59.3

|
38.7

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
8.39

|
4

|
10675

|
1272

|
59.31

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Ekdala 21

|
11011

|
14120

|
13256

|
45.85

|-
|
Kaligram 42

|
9785

|
13006

|
12116

|
53.62

|-
|
Kashimpur 52

|
2479

|
9127

|
8847

|
41.38

|-
|
Gona 31

|
6165

|
10031

|
9443

|
46.28

|-
|
Parail 73

|
12232

|
13742

|
12975

|
53.94

|-
|
Bargachha 10

|
11422

|
11628

|
10819

|
47.66

|-
|
Mirat 63

|
6837

|
9630

|
9467

|
44.04

|-
|
Raninagar 84

|
3901

|
11705

|
11284

|
45.05

|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:RaninagarUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Kashimpur Zamindar Bari, 'Old Mandir at village' Karana, Khanpukur Dighi, Panchpir Dargah.

''History of the War of Liberation'' On 24 April 1971, the Pak army raided at village Ataikula and killed 78 innocent people of the village. The freedom fighters launched an attack on the Pak army at Kaligram and killed a number of Pak soldiers and razakars. The Pak army launched a surprise attack at village Kashimpur and killed 55 innocent villagers. On 2 December the freedom fighters under Commander Gajamat Khali launched an attack on the Pak army at Raninagar upazila town in which 3 freedom fighters were killed and many were wounded.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 2 (Kashimpur, Ataikula).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 290, temple 18. Noted religious institutions: Raninagar Mosque, Parail Mosque, Kashimpur Jami Mosque, Mandir at Village Karana.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 47.7%; male 53.6%, female 41.4%. Educational institutions: college 3, secondary school 32, primary school 95, madrasa 21. Noted educational institutions: Sher-E-Bangla College (1972), Raninagar Mohila College (1995), Ratual RN High School (1913), Kamta SN High School (1913), Raninagar Pilot High School (1937), Palsa Krishnapur High School (1968), Ghoshgram Kafilia High School (1945).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 3, club 14, cinema hall 1, women's organisation 3, theatre group 3, playground 19.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 75.89%, non-agricultural labourer 1.98%, industry 0.53%, commerce 10.38%, transport and communication 2.19%, service 2.95%, construction 0.47%, religious service 0.18%, rent and remittance 0.57% and others 4.86%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 60.39%, landless 39.61%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, potato, mustard, onion, garlic.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sesame, linseed, kaun, arahar.

''Main fruits'' Mango, banana, jackfruit, papaya.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Dairy 16, poultry 57, hatchery 11, nursery 18.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 99 km, semi-pucca road 15.58 km, mud road 260 km; railway 7 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage.

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, flour mill, ice factory, biscuit factory.

''Cottage industries'' Blacksmith, potteries, weaving, nakshi kantha, cane work, mat work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 36, fairs 2, most noted of which are Trimohoni Hat, Betgari Hat, Kuijal Hat, Lohachura Hat, Ratual Hat, Abadpukur Hat, Kharpukur Hat, Katrasingh Hat, Krishnapur Hat, Parail Hat and Chumuhani Hat.

''Main exports'' Paddy, wheat, potato, mat.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 27.01% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 93.91%, tap 0.30%, pond 0.20% and others 5.59%.

''Sanitation'' 17.89% (rural 17.29% and urban 34.42%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 50.76% (rural 51.37% and urban 33.77%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 31.36% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health centre 1, union health and family planning centre 7, union family welfare centre 3, community clinic 22.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], CARE, Ujjiban. [Md. Mukhlesur Rahman]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Raninagar Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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