Kamrangirchar Thana

Kamrangirchar (Bengali: কামরাঙ্গীরচর) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Kamrangirchar

কামরাঙ্গীরচর
Thana
Kamrangirchar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°42.9′N 90°22.4′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Established30 August 2009
Area
 • Total2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1.6 Million
 • Density60,000/km2 (200,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekamrangirchar.com

Geography

Kamrangirchar is located at 23.715278°N 90.373611°E / 23.715278; 90.373611. Its total area is 2.87 km2.

Demographics

This Kamrangirchar has a population of 25,827. Males constitute 57.8% of the population, and females 42.2%. Kamrangirchar has an average literacy rate of 28.56%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Trivia
  • A 2006 survey[2] of slums in Bangladesh found that the single largest concentration of slums in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area was in Kamrangir Char, and reported that of the (approx) 300,000 people living there, 265,000 are slum dwellers.

See also

References
  1. Molla, Md Tuhin (2012). "Kamrangirchar Thana". Banglapedia: National encyclopedia of Bangladesh (second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Measure Evaluation / NIPORT (2006) Slums of urban Bangladesh: mapping and census, 2005. Centre for Urban Studies / Measure Evaluation / National Institute of Population Research and Training. Accessed 9 June 2007


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