Turag Thana

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Turag Thana
তুরাগ থানা
Thana
Turag Thana
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Turag Thana
Location of Turag Thana within Dhaka
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Turag Thana
Location of Turag Thana within Dhaka Division
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Turag Thana
Location of Turag Thana within Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°52′35″N90°21′17″E / 23.87648°N 90.35465°E / 23.87648; 90.35465
Country Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Dhaka District
Established as a thana2005
Area
 • Total12.17 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2022) [2]
 • Total266,054
 • Density12,927/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]

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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 sq mi). [6]

Demographics

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]

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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. ↑ "Turag Thana". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sighs, cries as crash kills 10-year-old". The Daily Star. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Ahmed, L. (2012). "Turag Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  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.


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