Darus Salam Thana

Darus Salam Thana দারুস সালাম থানা
Thana
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Coordinates: 23°47′32″N90°20′35″E / 23.7922°N 90.3430°E / 23.7922; 90.3430
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
As a police Station	23 August 2008
Area
• Total	4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2022) [2]
• Total	211,286
• Density	31,956/km2 (82,770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1216
Area code	02 [3]

Darus Salam Thana is a thana, an administrative unit, of Dhaka District, Bangladesh.

History

During the Bangladesh Liberation war, Bengali intellectuals were killed by Pakistan Army in this area. After the Independence of Bangladesh a memorial was constructed for the intellectuals. The thana itself was created in on 23 August 2008 from areas under Mirpur Thana. ^[4]

The thana is under the jurisdiction of Darussalam Police Station of the Bangladesh Police. They are responsible for law enforcement in the thana. ^{[5] [6]} The police station was established on 23 September 2008. ^[7]

Demographics

Religions in Darus Salam Thana (2011) [8]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.43%
Hinduism			3.42%
Other or not stated			0.15%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Darus Salam Thana had 37,264 households with an average household size of 3.94 and a population of 159,139. Males constituted 54.62% (86,926) of the population while females 45.38% (72,213). Darus Salam Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 120.There were 872 floating people in this jurisdiction. ^[9]

The religious breakdown was Muslim 96.43% (153,465), Hindu 3.42% (5,441), Christian 0.12% (184), Buddhist 0.02% (35), and others 0.01% (14). 22 ethnic people were living there.

Notable educational institutions

There are 4 notable educational institutions in the thana according to Banglapedia . ^[4]

• Govt. Bangla College
• Bangladesh-Japan Training Institute
• F.M. International School and College
• Kallyanpur Girls' School and College
• Darussalam GOVT. Secondary School

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. Mondal, Rajib. "Darus Salam Thana". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
5. "Case lodged over attack on Dr Kamal's motorcade in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
6. "HC summons IOs of 2 militancy cases". The Daily Star. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
7. "2 new police stations start functioning in city today". The Daily Star. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
8. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dhaka" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
9. "Community Tables: Dhaka district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.