Sutrapur Thana

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

Sutrapur

সূত্রাপুর
Sutrapur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°42′N 90°25.2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Area
  Total4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
  Total307,483
  Density70,202/km2 (181,820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitebangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dhaka/SutrapurT.gif

Geography

Sutrapur is located at 23.7000°N 90.4208°E / 23.7000; 90.4208. It has 49,286 households and total area 4.38 km².

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sutrapur had a population of 307,483, of whom 186,619 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 57.33% of the population, and females 42.67%. Sutrapur had an average literacy rate of 63.3% (7+ years), twice as high as the national average of 32.4%.[1]

Points of interest

Education

Sutrapur is home to some of the old and renowned schools, like Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, St Gregory's High School, Dhaka Collegiate School, Muslim Government High School, and Pogose School, Dhaka.

See also

References

  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  2. Rahman, Mahbubur (August 2009). "An Architect's Dhaka". Star Campus. The Daily Star. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. "List of Monuments". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2017.


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