Bimanbandar Thana, Dhaka

Bimanbandar Thana বিমান বন্দর থানা
Thana
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Coordinates: 23°51′03″N90°24′39″E / 23.8509°N 90.4109°E / 23.8509; 90.4109
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	8.02 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2022) [2]
• Total	7,424
• Density	1,325/km2 (3,430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1229
Area code	02 [3]

Bimanbandar Thana is a thana of Dhaka City.

History

Bimanbandar Thana was created in 2001. It is composed of parts of Ward no. 1, Ward no. 98, and Dakkhinkhan. ^[4]

Geography

It is bounded by Pallabi, Uttara, and Dhakshinkhan Thana to the north, Khilkhet and Cantonment thanas to the south, Khilkhet and Dakshinkhan thanas to the east, and Cantonment and Pallabi thanas to the west.

Demographics

Religions in Bimanbandar Thana (2011) [5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			94.74%
Hinduism			4.59%
Other or not stated			0.67%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bimanbandar Thana had 2,120 households with an average household size of 4.10 and a population of 10,626. Males constituted 58.41% (6,207) of the population, while females constituted 41.59% (4,419). Bimanbandar Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 82.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 140. There were 39 floating people in the jurisdiction. ^[6]

The religious breakdown was: Muslim 94.74% (10,067), Hindu 4.59% (488), Christian 0.28% (30), Buddhist 0.24% (25), and others 0.15% (16). 35 ethnic people were living there.

References

1. "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
2. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN   978-9844752016.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. "Bimanbandar Thana (Dhaka Metropolitan) – Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
5. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dhaka" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Community Tables: Dhaka district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.