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Cantonment Thana
Thana in Dhaka North City Corporation, Bangladesh
Thana in Dhaka North City Corporation, Bangladesh
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Cantonment |
| native_name | ক্যান্টনমেন্ট |
| settlement_type | Thana |
| image_caption | Skyline of Cantonment, Bangladesh |
| pushpin_map | Bangladesh Dhaka |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Dhaka |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 14 |
| map_caption1 | Expandable map of vicinity of Cantonment Thana |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bangladesh |
| subdivision_type1 | Division |
| subdivision_name1 | Dhaka Division |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Dhaka District |
| subdivision_type3 | |
| population_total | 135,785 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | 9113 |
| area_total_km2 | 14.47 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 23 |
| timezone | BST |
| utc_offset | +6 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 1206 |
| area_code | 02 |
| website |
Not to be confused with Dhaka cantonment, one of several military establishments in Dhaka, headquarters of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
| mapframe-zoom = 14 Cantonment Thana () is a Thana of Dhaka district in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It includes the Army Headquarters, Naval Headquarters and the Air Force Headquarters. Cantonment Thana was formed in 1976.
Geography
Cantonment is located at . It has 36540 units of household and total area 14.47 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Cantonment Thana had 33,651 households and a population of 135,785. 6.98% of the population were under 5 years of age. Cantonment had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 94.30%: 95.80% for males and 92.59% for females, and a sex ratio of 113.09 males for every 100 females.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Cantonment Thana had 25,198 households with an average household size of 4.42 and a population of 131,864. Males constituted 57.03% (75,201) of the population while females 42.97% (56,663). Cantonment Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 84.9%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 133.There were 264 floating people in this jurisdiction.
The religious breakdown was Muslim 98.00% (129,230), Hindu 1.40% (1,844), Christian 0.39% (515), Buddhist 0.17% (219), and others 0.04% (56). The ethnic minority people living there were 144 people in total.
References
References
- (November 2023). "National Report". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh".
- (19 October 2024). "Bangladesh Postal Code". Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
- (18 October 2024). "Bangladesh Area Code". Chahaoba.
- {{Cite Banglapedia
- (June 2024). "Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dhaka". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- (2011). "Community Tables: Dhaka district".
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