Turag Thana

Turag Thana তুরাগ থানা
Thana
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Coordinates: 23°52′35″N90°21′17″E / 23.87648°N 90.35465°E / 23.87648; 90.35465
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Established as a thana	2005
Area
• Total	12.17 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2022) [2]
• Total	266,054
• Density	12,927/km2 (33,480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1230
Area code	02 [3]

Turag Thana is a thana, an administrative unit, in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. ^[4] Turag Thana police station is the designated police station of the thana. ^[5]

Geography

Turag Thana is bounded by Gazipur Sadar Upazila on the north, Pallabi Thana on the south, Gazipur Sadar Upazila and Uttara Thana on the east and Savar Upazila on the west. The thana occupies total land area of 12.17 square kilometres (4.70 mi²). ^[4]

Demographics

Religions in Turag Thana (2022) ^[6]

Religion			Percent
Islam			96.77%
Hinduism			2.95%
Other or not stated			0.28%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Turag Thana had 77,202 households and a population of 266,064. 8.44% of the population were under 5 years of age. Turag had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 82.16%: 84.19% for males and 79.69% for females, and a sex ratio of 119.30 males for every 100 females. ^[6]

According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Turag Thana has a population of 157,316 with average household size of 4.1 members, and an average literacy rate of 63.5% vs national average of 51.8% literacy. ^[7]

References

1. "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh" . 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. 18 October 2024.
4. Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Turag Thana". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 2 January 2026.
5. "Sighs, cries as crash kills 10-year-old". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 6 February 2019. 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.