Kamrangirchar Thana

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

Kamrangirchar
কামরাঙ্গীরচর
Thana
Kamrangirchar is located in Bangladesh
Kamrangirchar
Kamrangirchar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°42.9′N 90°22.4′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Established30 August 2009
Area
 • Total3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total143,208
 • Density39,451/km2 (102,180/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 3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi).

Demographics

This Kamrangirchar has an official population of 143,208. Males constitute 53.3% of the population, and females 46.7%. Kamrangirchar has an average literacy rate of 38.46%.[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 Kamrangirchar, 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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