Kamrangirchar Thana

Geography

Kamrangirchar is bounded by Hazaribagh Thana and Lalbagh Thana on the north, Lalbagh Thana and Chawkbazar Thana on the east and Keraniganj Upazila on the south and west. Its total area is 3.63 km2.

History

The exact origin of the name Kamrangirchar is uncertain. According to historian Nazir Hossain, the area was named after a beautiful woman named Kamrangi, who drowned while crossing the Buriganga. He also suggests that British surveyors named the area after seeing Kamranga chilli peppers being cultivated there. Another legend proposes that the name evolved from bn (), referring to a Mughal-era cannon.

Sources suggest that Kamrangirchar may have first been settled in the 17th century. In 1912, the government acquired the land from Bhawal Raja, who owned most of it. Until 1991, Kamrangirchar was an island in the Buriganga, completely disconnected from the mainland of Dhaka, when it was first connected to Lalbagh through the construction of the 'Hakkul Ebad Iron Bridge'.

In 1998, Kamrangirchar Thana was formed consisting parts of Lalbagh Thana. In 2013, Kamrangirchar was brought under the jurisdiction of wards 55, 56, and 57 of Dhaka South City Corporation, following the dissolution of Sultanganj Union.

In November 2021, mayor of Dhaka South Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh announced long-term plans to build a modern central business district in Kamrangirchar. In March 2024, residents held a rally protesting the plan, which would require acquisition of 1200 acre and eviction of almost two million people.

Demographics

According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kamrangirchar Thana has a population of 93,601 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 57.6% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kamrangichar Thana had 97,564 households and a population of 372,302. 9.39% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kamrangichar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.92%: 73.63% for males and 72.09% for females, and a sex ratio of 115.40 males for every 100 females.

The religious breakdown was Muslim 99.46% (93,095), Hindu 0.52% (491), Christian 0.01% (11), Buddhist 0.00% (4), and others 0.00% (00).

A 2006 survey 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 300,000 people living there, 265,000 are slum dwellers.

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