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Kafrul Thana
Thana in Dhaka North City Corporation, Bangladesh
Thana in Dhaka North City Corporation, Bangladesh
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Kafrul Thana |
| native_name | কাফরুল থানা |
| native_name_lang | bn |
| settlement_type | Thana |
| pushpin_map | Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Kafrul Thana within Dhaka##Location of Kafrul Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Kafrul Thana within Bangladesh |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 14 |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bangladesh |
| subdivision_type1 | Division |
| subdivision_name1 | Dhaka Division |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Dhaka District |
| subdivision_type3 | |
| population_total | 339,784 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | 22257 |
| area_total_km2 | 1.78 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 23 |
| timezone | BST |
| utc_offset | +6 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 1206 |
| area_code | 02 |
| mapframe-zoom = 14 Kafrul () is a thana of Dhaka District in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography
Kafrul thana borders Cantonment Thana on the north and east, Tejgaon Thana on the south, and Mirpur Thana and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana on the west. Its total area is 1.78 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kafrul Thana had 87,102 households and a population of 339,789. 6.91% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kafrul had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 89.67%: 91.12% for males and 87.89% for females, and a sex ratio of 121.38 males for every 100 females.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kafrul Thana had 91,248 households with an average household size of 4.09 and a population of 396,182. Males constituted 53.03% (210,106) of the population while females 46.97% (186,076). Kafrul had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 113. There were 179 floating people in this jurisdiction.
The religious breakdown was Muslim 97.31% (385,511), Hindu 2.13% (8,444), Christian 0.39% (1,527), Buddhist 0.16% (631), and others 0.02% (69). The number of people of ethnic minorities living there were 673 people in total.
Administration
Kafrul has 1 union/ward, 16 mauzas/mahallas, and 4 villages.
References
References
- (November 2023). "National Report". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh".
- (18 October 2024). "Bangladesh Area Code". Chahaoba.
- (June 2024). "Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dhaka". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- (2011). "Community Tables: Dhaka district".
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