Kotwali

Kotwali Thana (Dhaka)

Kotwali Thana (Dhaka)

Thana in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

"Kotwali" redirects here. For the Indian village, see Sahazalalpur. For places with similar names, see Kotwali Thana.

Dhaka Kotwali (Bengali: ঢাকা কোতোয়ালী) is the Sadar (Principal) Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Dhaka Kotwali is bounded by Bangshal Thana on the north, Keraniganj Upazila on the south, Sutrapur Thana on the east, Chawkbazar Thana on the west. It has total area of 0.67 km2.[3]

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Kotwali Thana has a population of 62,087 with average household size of 5.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 73.0% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. [2]
    Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. [3]
    Syed Marufuzzaman (2012). "Kotwali Thana (Dhaka Metropolitan)". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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