New Market Thana

New Market Thana নিউ মার্কেট থানা
Thana
Balaka cinema hall near Dhaka New Market
Expandable map of vicinity of Dhaka New Market
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Coordinates: 23°43′52″N90°22′48″E / 23.73115°N 90.37993°E / 23.73115; 90.37993
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Established as a thana	2005
Area
• Total	1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2022) [2]
• Total	54,210
• Density	29,654/km2 (76,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1205 [3]
Area code	02 [4]

New Market is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. ^[5] New Market and Chandni Chowk is situated in this thana area. The Dhaka College is also located here.

Demographics

According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, New Market Thana has a population of 49,523 with average household size of 6.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 86.7% vs national average of 51.8% literacy. ^[6]

See also

• New Market, Dhaka

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 Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. 19 October 2024.
4. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
5. Shamsun Nahar (2012). "New Market Thana". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
6. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.