Shah Ali Thana

Shah Ali Thana শাহ আলী থানা
Thana
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Coordinates: 23°48′20″N90°20′56″E / 23.80559°N 90.34881°E / 23.80559; 90.34881
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Established as a thana	2005
Area
• Total	5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2022) [2]
• Total	151,756
• Density	22,425/km2 (58,080/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1216 [3]
Area code	02 [4]

Shah Ali Thana is a thana of Dhaka District, Bangladesh. ^[5]

History

Shah Ali Thana was formed in 2005 and was named after Shah Ali, a Sufi saint.

Demographics

Religions in Shah Ali Thana (2022) ^[6]

Religion			Percent
Islam			98.08%
Hinduism			1.81%
Other or not stated			0.12%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Shah Ali Thana had 42,250 households and a population of 151,760. 7.55% of the population were under 5 years of age. Shah Ali had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 83.17%: 84.82% for males and 81.19% for females, and a sex ratio of 117.77 males for every 100 females. ^[6]

According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Shah Ali Thana has a population of 115,489 with average household size of 4.1 members, and an average literacy rate of 71.0% vs national average of 51.8% literacy. ^[7]

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. "ঢাকা পোস্টকোড". ডাক অধিদপ্তর. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
4. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
5. "Shah Ali Thana". Banglapedia. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
6. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dhaka (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. pp. xiv, 54. ISBN   978-984-475-286-3.
7. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.