Ranisankail is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District

Thakurgaon District

The district of Thakurgaon consists 1458 mosques, 1026 temples, 12 churches and 3 tombs.-Places of interest:There are various places of interest in the district, these include:# The river of Tangon# Senua Bridge# Sugar Mill...

 in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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Geography

Ranisankail is located at 25.8875°N 88.2514°E. It has 29992 households and a total area of 287.59 km².
It is in the north-east corner of Bangladesh. It is about 480 km from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is bordered by Baliadangi upazila to the north, Pirganj upazila to the east, Haripur uapazila to the west, and India on its south side. The main rivers are Kulic, Nagar and Timai. Land use Total cultivable land 22405.09 hectares; fallow land 6115.74; single crop 30%, double crop 55% and treble crop 15%; cultivable land under irrigation 69%.

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Ranisankail had a population of 156107. Males constitute 51.67% of the population, and females 48.33%. The number of adults was 76136. Ranisankail had an average literacy rate of 25.7% (7+ years), below the national average of 32.4%.

Ranisankail (Town) consists of five mouzas. The area of the town is 13.94 km². The town has a population of 13521; male 52.09%, female 47.91%; population density per km² 970. Literacy rate among the town people is 36.9%.

Population 156107; male 51.67%, female 48.33%. Muslim 76.23%, Hindu 22.79%, Christian 0.30% and others 0.98%; ethnic nationals: Santal 537 families.
Main occupations Agriculture 53.7%, agricultural labourer 28.52%, wage labourer 2.59%, commerce 6.41%, service 2.41% and others 6.37%.

Administration

Ranisankail thana, now an upazila, was established in 1837. It consists of five union parishads, 122 mouzas and 122 villages.

Economy

Land control Among the peasants 3.43% are landless, 14.01% marginal, 12.78% small, 64.59% intermediate and 5.19% rich; cultivable land per head 0.13 hectare.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is approximately Tk. 4000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, potato, pulses, karalla and vegetables.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya, litchi, watermelon and banana.

Dairies, poultries Poultry 3, dairy 5.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 62 km, semi pucca 3 km and mud road 486 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), bullock cart (nearly extinct), boat.

Manufactories Husking mill 75, oil mill 5, biscuit factory 8, ice factory 2, saw mill 5, welding 11.

Cottage industries Bamboo work 31, jute work 38, goldsmith 17, blacksmith 9, wood work 162 and tailoring 220.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 30, most noted of which are Nekmarda, Katihar, Routnagar, Balidara, Ranisankail College Bazar; fair 2 (Nekmarda Urs Mela and Katihar Maghi Mela).

Main exports Paddy, rice, potato, pulses, vegetables, mango, jackfruit, litchi, watermelon.

Places of interest

Ranisankail is not only famous for its natural beauty, but also for its ancient historical places. They are as follows:
Khunia Dighi Memorial, Palace of King Tonko Nath, Ramrai Dighi (it is a pond covering 50 acres.), Nekmord mela (Fair of Nekmordon), Katihar Hat in Razore village (famous for Hindu shib mondir, Rash mela, Extinct Maghi Mela), Kulic river, Gorkoi mondir (Temple),Dharmagar ,Banglagar, Shidassory Pond(sida Digi,Bhandagram),Ancient Primary School(100 years old) etc.

Transportation

There are some highway bus services from Dhaka to Ranisankail run by companies such as AB Enterprise, Bablu Enterprise, Keya Poribahan etc. Most of them go from Semoly, Asadgate, Gabtoli of dhaka. It takes 9–10 hours. Those buses go through Bangabandhu Jamuna bridge on the Dhaka to Thakurgaon high way road.

Notable people

• Raja Tonko Nath
• Rani Sankar (Ranisankail is named after her name)
• Nafij Uddin Ahamed founder of the progati club
• Ali Akbor
• Mizanur Rahman
• Nurul Islam
• Md . Joynal Abedin (Headmaster of Ranisankail Pilot High School)
• Yeasin Ali, academician and researcher
• Abul Kasem
• Prof. Md. Abdus Samad(Ranisokail Degree College)
• Hazi Momtaz Uddin
• Hazi Moinuddin politician
• Shahidul Islam
• Golam Mostofa
• Ainal Master
• Mizanur Rahman teacher
• Gias Uddin Master teacher
• Amir Hossain B.Sc.
• Tajul Islam
• Mr. Alam.
• Mr. Osman Gani.
• Dr M. Emdadul Hoque,academician and researcher
• Mr. Enamul Huque.
• Mr Abul Hossain.
• Mr. Anisur Rahman FCA
• Mr. Mizanur Rahman
• Mr. Shahajahan Ali
• Mr. Abdul Matin.
• Mr. Rabiul Islam

Md. SadaqulIslam Bsc (Hons), Msc (1st class)