Turag Thana
Thana in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Turag Thana তুরাগ থানা | |
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Thana | |
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23°52′35″N 90°21′17″E / 23.87648°N 90.35465°E / 23.87648; 90.35465 | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Dhaka District |
Established as a thana | 2005 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.17 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
Elevation [1] | 23 m (75 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 157,316 |
• Density | 12,927/km2 (33,480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Turag Thana is a thana, an administrative unit, in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.[3] Turag Thana police station is the designated police station of the thana.[4]
Geography
Turag Thana is bounded by Gazipur Sadar Upazila on the north, Pallabi Thana on the south, Gazipur Sadar Upazila and Uttara Thana on the east and Savar Upazila on the west. The thana occupies total land area of 12.17 square kilometres (4.70 sq mi).[5]
Demographics
According to 2011 census, Turag Thana has a population of 157,316 with average household size of 4.1 members, and an average literacy rate of 63.5% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[2]
References
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Turag Thana". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Sighs, cries as crash kills 10-year-old". The Daily Star. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Ahmed, L. (2012). "Turag Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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