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Rampasha রামপাশা
Village
RampashaLocation of Rampasha in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°51′28″N 91°43′40″E / 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.

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%.

Education

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

Notable people

• Hason Raja, mystic and songwriter

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).

v t e Sylhet District
Capital: Sylhet
Upazilas	Balaganj Beanibazar Bishwanath Companiganj Fenchuganj Golapganj Gowainghat Jaintiapur Kanaighat Osmani Nagar South Surma Sylhet Sadar Zakiganj
Constituencies	Sylhet-1 Sylhet-2 Sylhet-3 Sylhet-4 Sylhet-5 Sylhet-6
Attractions and sites	Ali Amjad's Clock Bangladesh Last House Citrus Research Center Ghayebi Dighi Masjid Hakaluki Haor Khadim Nagar National Park Madani Square Malnicherra Tea Estate Museum of Rajas' Osmani Museum Ratargul Swamp Forest Shah Jalal Dargah Sylhet Shahi Eidgah Tilagor Eco Park
Rivers	Barak Kushiyara Makunda Piyain Surma Sonai
Inhabited areas	Angura Muhammadpur Baghprachanda Khan Balaganj Bhadeshwar Bichnakandi Bimanbandar Thana Dayamir Ghorua Goalabazar Jaflong Karpara Kumargaon Lalakhal Machimpur Mathiura Purush Pal Nidhanpur Naodhar North Badepasha Amkuna Nurpur Rampasha Shahjalal Upashahar Sunampur Sripur Tajpur Tamabil Umarpur
Schools and colleges	The Aided High School Beani Bazar Government College Blue Bird High School and College Cambridge Grammar School & College Dhakadakshin Multilateral High School and College Kasim Ali Model High School Madan Mohan College Mathiura BL High School Murari Chand College Scholarshome Sylhet Engineering College Sylhet Government Pilot High School Sylhet Government Women's College Sylhet Polytechnic Institute
Madrasas	Ajiria Madrasa Badedeorail Fultali Kamil Madrasa Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah
Universities	Leading University Metropolitan University, Sylhet North East University Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet International University Sylhet Agricultural University
Transport	Assam Bengal Railway Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line Cherra Companyganj State Railways Kalni Express Keane Bridge N2 Osmani International Airport Parabat Express Sylhet railway station
Organisations	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Kendriya Muslim Sahitya Sangsad Srihatta Literary Society Sylhet City Corporation Sylhet Gas Fields Limited Sylhet Metropolitan Police
History	Hattanath Nidhanpur copperplate inscription Jaintia Kingdom Conquest of Sylhet Muharram Rebellion Earthquake of 1869 Earthquake of 1897 Nankar Rebellion Bangladesh Liberation War Adityapur massacre Battle of Sylhet Burunga massacre Galimpur massacre Shah Jalal bombing South Surma bombings
Military	Army Institute of Business Administration, Sylhet Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College School of Infantry and Tactics Sylhet Cadet College Sylhet Light Infantry
Medicine	Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College North East Medical College Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Sylhet Medical University Sylhet Women's Medical College
Economy	Beanibazar Gas Field Fenchuganj Combined Cycle Power Plant Fenchuganj Gas Field Jalalabad Gas Field Kailashtilla Gas Field Kumargaon Power Plant Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory Sylhet Gas Fields Limited
Sports	Beanibazar SC Sylhet District Stadium Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Sylhet Thunder

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