Geography
Ranisankail is located at 25°53′15″N 88°15′05″E / 25.8875°N 88.2514°E / 25.8875; 88.2514. 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%.
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